GCSE Spanish (Pearson IGCSE)

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Grammar IV: Prepositions and other grammar functions

Suffix patterns

In Spanish, just like in English, we can change words a bit to create new words. We do this by adding little parts to the end of a word – these are called suffixes. These patterns help us turn:
- Adjectives into adverbs with -mente (like slow → slowly)
  - If the adjective ends in -o, change it to -a first. Then just add – mente. For example:
  - rápido → rápidamente (quickly)
  - lento → lentamente (slowly)
  - normal → normalmente (normally)
  - fácil → fácilmente (easily)
  - alegre → alegremente (happily)
- Adjectives into nouns with -idad (like happy → happiness)
  - Add -idad to an adjective to make it a noun. For example:
  - real → realidad (reality)
  - curioso → curiosidad (curiosity)
  - feliz → felicidad (happiness)
  - seguro → seguridad (safety/ security)
  - necesario → necesidad (necessity)
- Verbs into adjectives with -able (like believe → believable)
  - Spanish does the same as English! Just add -able or -ible to the verb. For example:
  - evitar → evitable (avoidable)
  - comprender → comprensible (understandable)
  - creer → creíble (believable)
  - acceder → accesible (accessible)

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