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Although, in the past, grammar has never been a fun part of language learning, it is still an important part of any language. With Jiffy Spanish grammar, we guarantee to make it as fun and productive as possible.
What you see below should only be used as a reference guide. We firmly believe that the best way to learn grammar is the same way you learnt grammar in English. When you hear incorrect grammar in English, you don't automatically think "oh looks like he's using an incorrect verb form", you just know it sounds wrong.
And so it should also be when you are learning the Spanish language. So, that being said, don't try to remember every single rule. Instead, read over the following page just enough to actually recognise the different forms.
Spanish Nouns
Spanish nouns differ to English nouns in that they have a gender attached to them. A noun can either be masculine or feminine. While guessing the gender of some nouns is quite easy, others can only be learnt by memorisation. For example, father, brother and man are all examples of masculine nouns. And nouns such as woman, mother and sister and all examples of feminine nouns.
However, do not despair. There is a very simple trick to use when working out what gender a noun has. Almost all the nouns that end in o are masculine and all nouns that end in a are feminine. There are quite a few more rules and tricks, but you are still better off concentrating on learning conversational Spanish.
The definite article in English is the word "the". In Spanish, there are two words. "el" is the masculine article and "la" is the feminine. Remembering these two articles means you can now work out whether a noun is masculine or feminine.
One last thing I will mention about Spanish nouns is that they can sometimes change meaning depending on their gender. For example "el coma" means coma, while "la coma" means a comma. Something to be aware of, but not overly concerned with.
Spanish Verbs
Spanish verbs are often a sticking point for English speakers. This is due to the fact that Spanish verbs operate a little differently to their English counterparts. You see, the ending of a Spanish verb actually dictates who the verb relates to.
The first group of Spanish verbs is the "ar" group. They are called this because their infinitive form end with "ar". In order to create a present tense verb, the "ar" is dropped and replaced by a personal ending of either "o", "as", "a", "amos" or "an".
The second group of verbs is the "er" group. To create the present tense verb, the "er" is dropped and replaced with "o", "es", "e", "emos" or "en".
The third and final group are the "ir" verbs. To form present tense verbs, we take the "ir" and swap it for either "o", "es", "e", "imos" or "en".
Unfortunately, there is a lot more to Spanish verbs than what is seen above, however, it is beyond the scope of this site. What is above should be enough for you to regonnise the different verb types though.
Spanish Pronouns
| yo tú usted ella él |
I you (informal) you (informal) she, it he, it |
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