Spanish B2 · Day 17
Day 17: Senderos y refugios — Absolute constructions with the participle
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- Grammar: Absolute constructions with the participle
- Reading: Huellas en la roca: La red de senderos y refugios de montaña
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Grammar point: Absolute constructions with the participle
In Spanish, absolute constructions with the participle ( construcciones absolutas con el participio ) are independent subordinate clauses that establish temporal, causal, or conditional circumstances for the main clause. They are called "absolute" because they have their own subject (different from or syntactically detached from the main clause) and do not rely on connecting conjunctions like cuando , ya que , or si …
Key vocabulary (8 of 20 words)
- la senda – path, trail
- la cordillera – mountain range
- la cumbre – summit, peak
- la vegetación – vegetation
- el mapa topográfico – topographic map
- la tienda de campaña – tent
- el collado – mountain pass, col
- acampar – to camp
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