Types of Spanish Phrases (Sintagmas)
This comprehensive page outlines the four main types of phrases in Spanish grammar, detailing their structures and functions.
Definition: A phrase sintagma is a word or group of words that functions as a single unit in sentence structure.
Highlight: The four main types of phrases are: nominal, adjectival, adverbial, and prepositional.
Nominal Phrases SintagmaNominal:
Definition: A word or group of words with a noun, substantive, or pronoun as its nucleus.
Example: "Mi hermana pequeña" Mylittlesister
Adjectival Phrases SintagmaAdjetival:
Definition: A word or group of words centered around an adjective.
Example: "Feo de narices" Extremelyugly
Adverbial Phrases SintagmaAdverbial:
Definition: A word or group of words with an adverb as its core element.
Example: "Muy lentamente" Veryslowly
Prepositional Phrases SintagmaPreposicional:
Definition: A phrase that always begins with a preposition followed by other words, lacking a nucleus but requiring two obligatory parts.
Example: "Con heroína" Withheroin
Vocabulary:
- Núcleo: Core/nucleus of the phrase
- Modificador Mod: Modifier
- Determinante Det: Determiner
- Enlace: Link word