PARTE DEL HABLA | DESCRIPCIÓN | EJEMPLO |
1. Noun (Sustantivo) | Words that name people, places, things, or ideas. Nouns can be singular or plural and are gendered (masculine or feminine). | libro (book), niña (girl) |
2. Pronoun (Pronombre) | Words that replace nouns to avoid repetition. Pronouns can indicate the person (I, you, he/she, we, they) and the case (subject, object). | él (he), nosotros (we) |
3. Verb (Verbo) | Words that express actions, states, or occurrences. Verbs are conjugated to reflect tense (past, present, future), mood (indicative, subjunctive), and person. | comer (to eat), ser (to be) |
4. Adjective (Adjetivo) | Words that describe or modify nouns. Adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify. | rojo (red), inteligente (intelligent) |
5. Adverb (Adverbio) | Words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, often describing how, when, where, or to what extent something is done. | rápidamente (quickly), muy (very) |
6. Preposition (Preposición) | Words that link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words in a sentence, showing relationships such as direction, location, or time. | en (in), sobre (on) |
7. Conjunction (Conjunción) | Words that connect words, phrases, or clauses, coordinating elements of equal importance or subordinating one element to another. | y (and), pero (but) |
8. Interjection (Interjección) | Words or phrases that express strong emotions or reactions, often standing alone and not grammatically related to other parts of the sentence. | ¡Ay! (Oh!), ¡Bravo! (Bravo!) |
9. Article (Artículo) | Words that define nouns as specific or unspecific. Articles are categorized into definite (the) and indefinite (a, an) and must agree in gender and number with the noun they precede. | el (the – masculine singular), una (a – feminine singular) |