Beginning Spanish ¡Empecemos por aquí!

581 Glossary of grammar terms Accent/acento The way the language is spoken in certain areas. (In contrast, tilde is the written accent mark on many Spanish words.) Adjective/adjetivo A word that describes a noun or pronoun. Adverb/adverbio A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, such as well / bien , tomorrow / mañana , or easily / fácilmente . Agreement/concordancia The way in which different parts of a sentence need to correspond with one another. Verbs need to agree with their subjects, and adjectives need to agree with the nouns they describe—for example, “La médica peruana explica el proceso.” Article/artículo A word that precedes a noun and indicates whether the noun is defined. We use definite articles for the ( el , la , los , las ) and indefinite articles for a , an , and some ( un , una , unos , unas ). Conjugation/conjugación The way in which a verb’s form changes to match its subject, such as voy , vas , va , vamos , van . This term can also refer to the three types of verbs in Spanish: -ar , -er , and -ir . Demonstrative adjective / adjetivo demostrativo An adjective that identifies which noun we are referring to, such as this / este . Infinitive/infinitivo The base or unconjugated form of a verb, such as nadar or escribir . Mood/modo A verb form classification that indicates the speaker’s attitude with respect to the verbal action. The three moods in Spanish are indicative, subjunctive, and imperative.