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Spanish IV – leccion 4

Spanish IV – leccion 4. The Personal “a”. Personal a. Personal a does not exist in English. It is used in Spanish because it is grammatically correct. The hardest part is remembering to use a because it does not occur in translation. Personal a.

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Spanish IV – leccion 4

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  1. Spanish IV – leccion 4 The Personal “a”

  2. Personal a • Personal a does not exist in English. • It is used in Spanish because it is grammatically correct. • The hardest part is remembering to use a because it does not occur in translation.

  3. Personal a • Personal a is used in front of any direct object that is a person, a pet orpersonification. • Example: I read the book. • Direct object is book, is it a person or pet? • NO! Yoleo el libro. • Example: I see Lupe. • Direct object is Lupe, is it a person or pet? • YES! Yoveo a Lupe. personal a It is used before the person that is the direct object. That’s why it’s called the personal “a.“

  4. Personification: A country or object can be personified — treated as if it were a person. Use of the personal a often implies some sort of a personal relationship, such as an emotional attachment, with the noun personified. Yo extraño mucho a los Estados Unidos, I very much miss the United States. Abracé a la muñeca a causa de era mi amiga, I hugged the doll, for she was my friend.

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  6. When used as direct objects, the pronouns alguien(somebody), nadie (nobody) and quién (whom) require the personal a. So do alguno (some) and ninguno (none) when referring to people. No veo a nadie, I don't see anyone. Quiero golpear la pared, I want to hit the wall. Quiero golpear a alguien, I want to hit somebody. ¿A quién pertenece esta silla? Whose chair is this? ¿Taxis? No vi ningunos. Taxis? I didn't see any. ¿Taxistas? No vi a ningunos. Taxi drivers? I didn't see any.

  7. The Personal “a” • Personal a will not follow any forms of estar,ser and tener**but with this last verb sometimes in a specific situation you will use personal a. The personal a is used after tenerwhen it is used in the sense to hold someone or to have someone somewhere. Tengo a mi hijo en los brazos, I have my son in my arms.Tengo a mi hija en el pesebre, I have my daughter in the crib.

  8. The Personal “a” • Sometimes we need to say the word “the” after the personal “a”. • Example: I see the woman = Yoveoa lamujer. • There are 4 ways to do this - use: • a la – if the person is feminine singular. • al – if the person is masculine singular (we cannotuse a el) • a las – if the person is feminine plural. • a los – if the person is masculine plural.

  9. Práctica - Read the sentence and decide if a “personal a” is necessary. If it is, please write it in. 1. Veo____ la televisión. 2. Busco___ mishermanos. 3. ¿Tienes____ muchosprimos? • Ella invita ____ Juan a la fiesta. • Tengo ____mi hijo en los brazos • Cuando abrace __ mi oso de peluche pude dormir Veo la televisión. Buscoamishermanos. ¿Tienesmuchosprimos? Ella invita a Juan a la fiesta. Tengo a mi hijo en los brazos Cuando abracé a mi oso de peluche pude dormir

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