kind
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such

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"Kind" is an adjective which is often translated as "amable", and "such" is an adjective which is often translated as "tal". Learn more about the difference between "kind" and "such" below.

kind(

kaynd

)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

1. (friendly)

a. amable

It was kind of you to help me.Fue amable de tu parte ayudarme.

b. atento

The staff of the hotel was very kind, constantly asking us if we needed anything.El personal del hotel era muy atento y nos preguntaba constantemente si necesitábamos algo.

c. bueno

Be kind to your little sister! Lend her your toy cars!¡Sé bueno con tu hermanita! ¡Préstale tus autitos!

d. bondadoso

The man appeared to be intimidating, but he had a kind look in his eyes.El hombre parecía intimidante, pero tenía una mirada bondadosa.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

2. (sort)

a. el tipo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

There were all kinds of books at the library.Había todo tipo de libros en la biblioteca.

b. la clase

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

What kind of wine do you prefer?¿Qué clase de vino prefieres?

such(

suhch

)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

1. (indicating kind)

a. tal

She did not agree with such ideas.No estaba de acuerdo con tales ideas.

b. de ese tipo

Such films are made on a very low budget.Las películas de ese tipo se hacen con un presupuesto muy bajo.

c. semejante

I had never seen such a thing!¡Nunca había visto cosa semejante!

2. (indicating degree)

a. tanto

There was such confusion that nobody knew what to do.Había tanta confusión que nadie sabía lo que tenía que hacer.

b. tal

The heating made such noise that it was impossible to sleep at night.La calefacción hacía un ruido tal que era imposible dormir por la noche.

3. (indicating mode)

a. tal

The dictionary is organized in such a way that information is easy to find.El diccionario está organizado de tal forma que es fácil encontrar la información.

4. (indicating quantity)

a. todo

I gave him such information as I had.Le di toda la información que tenía.

5. (as a comparative)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

A house such as this is not easily found at this price.Una casa como esta es difícil de encontrar a este precio.

We had never encountered such a problem as that.Nunca nos habíamos encontrado con un problema así.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

6. (indicating degree)

a. tan