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Master Verb Conjugation

Learning the verb forms of Spanish can be a challenge, but doing so will greatly expand what you can write and talk about.

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De, the Essential Preposition

Monday June 17, 2013
De is almost certainly the most common preposition in Spanish. It usually means "of" or "from" and is also used in a wide range of verbal and adjectival phrases. One reason it's so common is that Spanish, unlike English, doesn't allow the willy-nilly use of nouns as adjectives. So de fills that void, letting you use nouns to form descriptive phrases. De also is used to indicate possession, origin and other characteristics.

Future Tense Need Not Be About the Future

Saturday June 15, 2013
The Spanish future tense isn't always used to talk about events that will or might happen in the future. As in English, it also can be used to give stern commands, as in "you WILL do your homework!" or "¡harás la tarea!" And in Spanish, the future tense can also be used to indicate that something is likely at the present. For example, será las dos can mean "it's probably 2 o'clock."

There's No Place Like Home

Thursday June 13, 2013
Although the differences between the "house" and "home" are very roughly similar to the differences between Spanish casa and hogar, respectively, hogar is far from the only way that "home" can be translated. In fact, the concept of "home" can be translated dozens of ways into Spanish, as explained in our lesson on "Spanish words for 'home.'

Words and Phrases of Certainty

Tuesday June 11, 2013

Sometimes you need not only to tell people something, but also to make clear that you're certain about it. Our newest lesson, on expressing certainty, tells you how.

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