que: ‘than’ in comparisons 268–72;
relative pronoun 258, 259, 260
(after prepositions 264)
¿qué?278–9; asking for definitions
279
¡qué!282; + más/tan282; + de 283
querer: as modal verb ‘want’ 184–5;
cf. imperfect and preterite of 185
questions 277–82; general comments
277; cf. English 277–8; list of
interrogative words 278; meaning
‘how?’ 280; ‘how?’ + adjective or
adverb 281; ‘how much/many?’
280–1; ‘isn’t it?’, etc. 282; ‘when?’
280; ‘where?’ 280; ‘which one(s)?’
279;’who(se)?’ 280; ‘what?’ 278–9;
‘why?’ 281; word order in 277–8
quien: in exclamations 158; relative
pronoun 258–9, 264, 265, 266
¿quién?‘who?’ 280
radical changing verbs: gerund of
verbs in -ir123; lists of 101, 102,
103; present indicative 99–104;
preterite 116–17
re-(prefix) 301–2
recién67; usage in LA 316
reflexive verbs 165–75; emphatic use
(e.g. caersecf. caer) 172–5;
formation of 165; meaning
‘become/get’ 169, 171–2, ‘get/have
done’ 168; non-reflexive meaning
168; in passive constructions
179–80; reciprocal meaning ‘one
another’ 166–7; reflexive meaning
166; with impersonal se168; with
se+ indirect object 167; transitive
verbs used reflexively 169–71
relative clauses 255–67; a basic
system 257–63 (‘that’ 258, ‘when’
261, ‘where’ 261–2, ‘which’
260–1, ‘who/whom’ 258–9,
‘whose’ 262–3, ‘why’ 262);
alternatives to basic system 263–4
(el cual263, queafter prepositions
264); general comments 255; cf.
English 255–6; with infinitive 267;
list of relatives 257; restrictive and
non-restrictive clauses 256–57; to
translate ‘anyone/those who’ 266,
‘it is ... that/who’ 264–6; see also
word order
saber: as modal verb ‘can/could’ 187;
present indicative and subjunctive
113; preterite 118; saberse 175
‘same’ 276; see alsolo mismo
san(to): short form 56
seseecommands, passive, personal
pronouns, reflexive verbs
según230–1; with subject pronouns
73
semejante 95
ser 209–10; with adjectives cf estar
211–14; imperfect tense 115; with
past participles 176–7, 178;
present indicative and subjunctive
113; preterite 118
seseo 2, 5, 5n5
si: ‘whether’ 163; see also‘if’ clauses
sin231; + infinitive = ‘ un-’ 193
siquiera 251
sobre: preposition 227–8; prefix 302
soler‘usually’ 87
solo‘only’ 94; cf. único94; see also
tan
stress 6–8
subjunctive: in commands 205–7;
general comments 145, 146; in
exclamations 158; idioms 158; in
main clauses 157–8; additional
uses of imperfect -raform 159–60;
sequence of tenses 158–9 (in LA
309–10); tenses (compound 126,
future 121, 160, imperfect 120–1,
irregular present 99–112, regular
present 98, 99); uses 145–60 (after
conjunctions 153–7, negative or
indefinite antecedents 150–2, por
muy/mucho que152, ser/estar...
que148–9, -quierawords 152,
after si161–2, after verbs
expressing doubt, denial,
uncertainty 147–8, feelings,
opinions 148–50, influence 146–7)
suffixes: seeword formation,
individual listings
suficiente 88
1111
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1011
1
12111
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
20111
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
30111
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
40
41111
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