Spanish Sentence Structure

The idea behind the English word 'both' can be expressed several ways in Spanish.

The word 'we' and phrase 'of us' are often translated to Spanish in ways that seem unfamiliar to English speakers.

Double negatives are considered substandard in English. But in Spanish they are often required. This lesson explains how.

Definition of 'sentence' as the word is used in Spanish and English grammar.

An explanation of the common exclamations of Spanish.

Learn what the passive voice is, how it differs from the active voice, and how it is used in Spanish and English.

Using the Spanish phrase 'ser de' to indicate origin or qualities.

There were several ways in which the word "for" can be translated to Spanish in expressions such as "for one year." This lesson explains the most common and provides examples.

One of the common mistakes made by beginning Spanish students is to overuse the passive voice. This lesson focuses on alternatives.

There are two ways of saying 'more than' in Spanish: 'más que' and 'más de.' Those two phrases don't mean the same thing and shouldn't be confused.

This Spanish lesson covers 'statements of necessity,' ways of indicating that something is necessary or necessary to be done.

A phrase such as 'tan ... como' is typically used in Spanish to mean the same thing as 'as ... as.'

Learn how to negate a sentence in Spanish. Did you know that in Spanish it's OK, and even mandatory sometimes, to use a double negative?

A lesson in attaching pronouns to certain verb forms in Spanish.

Definition of personification as used in Spanish and English.

An introduction to reflexive verbs as they are used in Spanish.

Learn how to express "more than" and "less than" in Spanish and to make other types of comparisons.

Learn how to ask questions in Spanish.

In Spanish, using the contraction 'al' followed by an infinitive is a very common way of indicating when something happens.

This is an explanation of how to refer to the decades (such as to say something happened in the 1970s).

Spanish has several situations in which it may not be obvious whether a singular or plural verb should be used, and in some of them the rules are different from those of English.

Spanish has three very common ways of indicating the length, width, height and similar dimensions of people or things.

All nouns are either masculine or feminine (or sometimes either, depending on the context). But Spanish still has use for the neuter gender, which is usually used to refer to ideas or concepts rather than people or objects.

Learn how to express the concept of 'in order to' in Spanish using 'para' and other words and phrases.

Here are five ways of expressing the idea of 'in other words' in Spanish.

Although 'gente' is usually translated to English as 'people,' in Spanish it is a singular noun. The same is true of 'pueblo.'

Spanish has several ways of indicating possession, since you can't uses the "'s" of English.

Guide to using lo as a direct-object pronoun, definite article and part of a relative pronoun.

An explanation of the three ways you can give advice in Spanish.

Definition of personification as used in Spanish and English.

Definition of "apposition" with examples in Spanish and English.

The English word 'what' can be translated numerous ways into Spanish.

One of the basic rules of Spanish grammar is that adjectives must agree with the nouns they refer to in both number and gender.

Spanish has two common ways of introducing an afterthought, unrelated comment or offhand remark, ways that are typically translated as "by the way" or "incidentally" in English.

Answer to a question about why the singular form is used in a Spanish sentence such as "se quitaron el sombrero" for "they took off their hats."

Do you want to indicate why something is the way it is, or why it happened the way it did? If so, there are plenty of ways to do it in Spanish in addition to the much-used porque ("because").

A number of Spanish verbs are used in such a way that the verb's object is usually translated as the subject in English.

Collective nouns are sometimes treated as singular, sometimes as plural.

Two of the most common conjunctions — y (meaning "and") and o (meaning "or") — can change spelling and pronunciation based on the word that follows.