Spanish B2 · Day 18
Day 18: Juzgados y recursos — Reduced participial clauses
What you'll learn
- Grammar: Reduced participial clauses
- Reading: Los recursos en España: una garantía ambiciosa
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Grammar point: Reduced participial clauses
At B2 level, you'll encounter sophisticated ways to express ideas concisely, and the cláusula participial reducida is a perfect example! This structure allows you to condense a full subordinate clause into a compact participial phrase placed after the noun. Think of it as a powerful tool to make your Spanish sound more elegant and precise, often replacing a longer relative clause.
Key vocabulary (8 of 24 words)
- el caso – the case (legal case)
- la vista – the trial / hearing
- el acusado / la acusada – the defendant
- la inocencia – the innocence
- la culpabilidad – the guilt
- condenar – to sentence / to convict
- acusar – to accuse / to charge
- absolver – to acquit
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