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Spanish Intensifiers

Spanish Intensifiers. Avancemos 2 – Page 258. Spanish Intensifiers. In Spanish, there are a number of words as well as one suffix that can be used to intensify the meaning of other words. Spanish Intensifiers.

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Spanish Intensifiers

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  1. Spanish Intensifiers Avancemos 2 – Page 258

  2. Spanish Intensifiers • In Spanish, there are a number of words as well as one suffix that can be used to intensify the meaning of other words.

  3. Spanish Intensifiers • Intensifiers can be used with adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs. They include words like muy (very), mucho (much, a lot), and sumamente (extremely). • Es muy bonita. • She is very pretty. • Tenemos mucho dinero. • We have a lot of money.

  4. Spanish Intensifiers • The suffix “–ísimo” is an intensifier that can be attached to the end of many adjectives. It changes for gender and number: • Iftheadjectiveends in a vowel, dropitbeforeaddingtheending. • -ísimo, -ísimos, -ísima, -ísimas • bello (a)¡Esta cocina es bellísima! • Thiskitchenisvery (extremely) beautiful.

  5. Spanish Intensifiers • Whenthelastconsonant in theadjectiveisc, gorz, spellingchanges are requiredbeforeadding–ísimo (a, os, as). • c >qu • rico > riquísimo • g > gu • largo > larguísimo • z > c • feliz > felicísimo

  6. Spanish Intensifiers • Now translate these sentences: • The homework is really easy. • La tarea es facilísima. • Ana is absolutely beautiful. • Ana es bellísima. • They are super rich. • Ellos son riquísimos.

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