Noun, verb, adjective and adverb in Spanish

Question

Hello everyone

I don't quite get a feeling of noun, adjective or adverb in Spanish yet. Like in English, even though it's a new word but I guess we all can sense that type of word which is verb, noun or adjective. For example adverb mostly ending with -ly, nouns with -tion .... or so on. I know we can tell verb in Spanish by the ending -ar, -ir and -er, what about the other types ? adjective, adverbs, noun

Thanks

Hi, go to my post "Drop one take one " it will give you a feeling of how to use a noun and adjective together , it is a game where you use them in conjunction. - ray76, Aug 26, 2016

mucho gracias amigo :-) - danghuynh, Aug 26, 2016

Answer 1

Definitions:

Noun=name of a person or place or a thing.( José, Madrid, computadora).

Adjective= a word that describes that person or thing. José is tall ,Madrid is big The computer is small.

An adverb describes a verb an adjective or another adverb.

Juan did his homework very quickly (two adverbs here. "Quickly" describes the manner in which Juan did his homework. " Very" further describes "Quickly)

Shakira is a famous singer. Famous is the adjective describing "singer"

My old (adjective) computer (noun) is running slowly (adverb).

I hope this will be sufficient. I can give you more examples if you need them.

C'mon, Dang, say something. You've gotten three answers. Be kind to those who try to help you. - Daniela2041, Aug 26, 2016

it is the best one, indeed :-) - danghuynh, Aug 27, 2016

Good one DD . - ray76, Aug 27, 2016

I am wondering if you have this table sheet for common Spanish preposition, thanks - danghuynh, Aug 30, 2016

Answer 2

1. Most of adverbs have the -mente ending.
   claramente, enfáticamente, obviamente, etc.
2. Some adverbs differ from the above, like in English:
   siempre, nunca, ahora, etc.
3. Not all abstract nouns have the same pattern like English ones. For example, the suffix -ness takes nouns from adjectives but in Spanish the ending is different and there's no rule for that.
   tired ? tiredness ? cansancio
   sad ? sadness ? tristeza
   happy ? happiness ? felicidad

got it mate, gracias - danghuynh, Aug 27, 2016

Answer 3

Sorry guys for my late reply, I am embarrassed. I was going to answer at the end of the week due to my busy schedule at work so sometimes I just read the comments through my email then totally forgot to go back. Thanks for your comments, and sorry again :-(

No problemas amigo. - ray76, Aug 27, 2016

Answer 4

I think it is a good idea to read a lot and then think which is the noun, adjective or adverb. Obviously short sentences may not have adverbs or adjectives. You can find short sentences on twitter - think of someone add + twitter and their site will show - no need to be a member. For learning it is best to check people like Lorenzo Silva or Arturo Perez Reverte As they are writers who know how to write properly.

In our class we are encouraged to make columns of noun verb adjective and adverb. You write down a word in one of the columns then try to complete the others sometimes they are irregular but it improves your vocabulary.

Here is a link about adverbs Adverbs

yea but problem is i don't have enough vocabulary to understand them at the moment. - danghuynh, Aug 27, 2016