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<table class="mt-responsive-table mt-table-big"> <caption>Example and Directions</caption> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">Words (or words that have the same definition)</th> <th scope="col">The definition is case sensitive</th> <th scope="col">(Optional) Image to display with the definition [Not displayed in Glossary, only in pop-up on pages]</th> <th scope="col">(Optional) Caption for Image</th> <th scope="col">(Optional) External or Internal Link</th> <th scope="col">(Optional) Source for Definition</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td data-th="Words (or words that have the same definition)">(Eg. "Genetic, Hereditary, DNA ...")</td> <td data-th="The definition is case sensitive">(Eg. "Relating to genes or heredity")</td> <td data-th="(Optional) Image to display with the definition [Not displayed in Glossary, only in pop-up on pages]"><img src="https://libretexts.org/img/LibreTexts/glyphs/bio.png" /></td> <td data-th="(Optional) Caption for Image">The infamous double helix</td> <td data-th="(Optional) External or Internal Link"><a title="https://bio.libretexts.org/" href="https://human.libretexts.org/">https:, , bio.libretexts.org, </a></td> <td data-th="(Optional) Source for Definition">CC-BY-SA; Delmar Larsen</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="mt-responsive-table mt-table-big"> <caption>Glossary Entries</caption> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col"> <p>Word(s)</p> </th> <th scope="col"> <p>Definition</p> </th> <th scope="col">Image</th> <th scope="col">Caption</th> <th scope="col">Link</th> <th scope="col">Source</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td data-th="Word(s)">Accent, acento</td> <td data-th="Definition">The way the language is spoken in certain areas. (In contrast, tilde is the written accent mark on many Spanish words.)</td> <td data-th="Image"> </td> <td data-th="Caption"> </td> <td data-th="Link"> </td> <td data-th="Source"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td data-th="Word(s)">Adjective, adjetivo</td> <td data-th="Definition">A word that describes a noun or pronoun.</td> <td data-th="Image"> </td> <td data-th="Caption"> </td> <td data-th="Link"> </td> <td data-th="Source"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td data-th="Word(s)">Adverb, adverbio</td> <td data-th="Definition">A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, such as <em>well/bien </em><em>tomorrow/mañana</em>, or <em>easily/fácilmente</em>.</td> <td data-th="Image"> </td> <td data-th="Caption"> </td> <td data-th="Link"> </td> <td data-th="Source"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td data-th="Word(s)">Agreement, concordancia</td> <td data-th="Definition">This refers to the ay in which different parts of a sentence need to correspond with each other. Verbs need to agree with their subject, and adjectives need to agree with the noun they describe. Example: La médica peruana explica el proceso.</td> <td data-th="Image"> </td> <td data-th="Caption"> </td> <td data-th="Link"> </td> <td data-th="Source"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td data-th="Word(s)">Article, artículo</td> <td data-th="Definition">Word that precedes a noun and indicates whether the noun is defined. We use <br /> definite articles for the (el, la, los, las) and indefinite articles for a, an, and some (un, una, unos, unas).</td> <td data-th="Image"> </td> <td data-th="Caption"> </td> <td data-th="Link"> </td> <td data-th="Source"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td data-th="Word(s)">Conjugation, conjugación</td> <td data-th="Definition">This usually refers to 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.</td> <td data-th="Image"> </td> <td data-th="Caption"> </td> <td data-th="Link"> </td> <td data-th="Source"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td data-th="Word(s)">Demonstrative adjective, adjetivo demostrativo</td> <td data-th="Definition">An adjective that identifies which noun we are referring to, such as this, este.</td> <td data-th="Image"> </td> <td data-th="Caption"> </td> <td data-th="Link"> </td> <td data-th="Source"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td data-th="Word(s)">Infinitive, infinitivo</td> <td data-th="Definition">The base or unconjugated form of a verb, such as nadar or escribir.</td> <td data-th="Image"> </td> <td data-th="Caption"> </td> <td data-th="Link"> </td> <td data-th="Source"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td data-th="Word(s)">Mood, modo</td> <td data-th="Definition">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.<br /> </td> <td data-th="Image"> </td> <td data-th="Caption"> </td> <td data-th="Link"> </td> <td data-th="Source"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td data-th="Word(s)">Object, objeto</td> <td data-th="Definition">Who or what receives the verbal action. These can be direct or indirect. In the sentence “I wrote the letter to my sister”, the letter is a direct object (it is written) <br /> and the sister is an indirect object.</td> <td data-th="Image"> </td> <td data-th="Caption"> </td> <td data-th="Link"> </td> <td data-th="Source"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td data-th="Word(s)">Preposition, preposición</td> <td data-th="Definition">Words that indicate relationships between other parts of a sentence, including <br /> time, place, and position. Some examples include sobre, de, en, con, and para.</td> <td data-th="Image"> </td> <td data-th="Caption"> </td> <td data-th="Link"> </td> <td data-th="Source"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td data-th="Word(s)">Pronoun, pronombre</td> <td data-th="Definition">A word that substitutes for a noun, such as it, them, or she.</td> <td data-th="Image"> </td> <td data-th="Caption"> </td> <td data-th="Link"> </td> <td data-th="Source"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td data-th="Word(s)">Subject, sujeto</td> <td data-th="Definition">Who or what carries out an action and influences the conjugation of a verb.</td> <td data-th="Image"> </td> <td data-th="Caption"> </td> <td data-th="Link"> </td> <td data-th="Source"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td data-th="Word(s)">Tense, tiempo</td> <td data-th="Definition">A verb tense refers to when the action takes place. Some common verb tenses <br /> are present, preterite, imperfect, present progressive.<br /> </td> <td data-th="Image"> </td> <td data-th="Caption"> </td> <td data-th="Link"> </td> <td data-th="Source"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td data-th="Word(s)">Tilde, tilde</td> <td data-th="Definition">The written accent mark on many Spanish words, such as México. It indicates <br /> where the word is stressed, and can distinguish it from another word that is <br /> spelled the same but has a different meaning.<br /> </td> <td data-th="Image"> </td> <td data-th="Caption"> </td> <td data-th="Link"> </td> <td data-th="Source"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td data-th="Word(s)">Verb, verbo</td> <td data-th="Definition">Word that expresses actions and states.</td> <td data-th="Image"> </td> <td data-th="Caption"> </td> <td data-th="Link"> </td> <td data-th="Source"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <script type="text/javascript">/*<![CDATA[*/ window.addEventListener('load', () => { $("table:contains(Word(s))").addClass("glossaryTable"); $("table:contains(Words (or words that have the same definition))").addClass("glossaryTable"); let libregloss = new LibreTextsGlossarizer(); libregloss.buildBackMatter(); });/*]]>*/</script>
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