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Spanish Grammar - Contractions and Changes

Spanish grammar lesson 5: contractions and conjunction changes

The following are rules of grammar in Spanish:

1. The prepositions "a" (to, at, toward) and "de" (of, from) sometimes precede the masculine singular article "el" (the). When this occurs, a contraction must be used.

2. When the conjunction "y" (and) precedes a word that begins with "i," then "y" must be changed to "e."

3. When the conjunction "o" (or) precedes a word that begins with "o," then the word "o" must be changed to "u."

Exercise: Read, listen to, and repeat aloud the following examples. Observe the contractions and conjunction changes.

La sangre se mueve del corazón a los vasos sanguíneos.

(The blood moves from the heart to the blood vessels.)

Buscamos cualquier sala u oficina.

(We are looking for any room or office.)

Llegué al hospital con Marcos e Igor.

(I arrived to the hospital with Marcos and Igor.)

Debemos suspender la radiación e iniciar la quimioterapia.

(We must stop the radiation and initiate the chemotherapy.)

 

 

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