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 Spanish
Contractions - Las contracciones
Contractions in Spanish and English are very different,
because English contractions, such as it is > it's, are considered somewhat
informal and are optional. In Spanish, however, contractions are required.
| 1. |
A and de plus definite article (lesson) |
| The prepositions a and de contract with the
masculine singular definite article el. They do not contract with the
feminine la or the plurals los and las. |
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a + el |
al |
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a + la |
a la |
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a + los |
a los |
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a + las |
a las |
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de + el |
del |
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de + la |
de la |
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de + los |
de los |
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de + las |
de las |
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| 2. |
Con plus prepositional pronoun (lesson) |
| The preposition con contracts with the prepositional
pronouns mí, ti, and sí, and the suffix -go is
added to each one. |
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con + mí |
conmigo |
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con + ti |
contigo |
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con + sí |
consigo |
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| 3. |
Certain verb forms plus object pronouns (lesson) |
| When object pronouns follow an imperative, infinitive, or
present participle, they all contract into a single word, and accents may
need to be added to maintain proper word stress. |
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ver + lo |
verlo |
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mostrar + me + la |
mostrármela |
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ayuda + me |
ayúdame |
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vaya + se |
váyase |
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haciendo + lo |
haciéndolo |
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hablando + te |
hablándote |
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