Spanish B2 · Day 19
Day 19: Hábitos y autoestima — Nominalisation with infinitives (part 1)
What you'll learn
- Grammar: Nominalisation with infinitives (part 1)
- Verbos a sustantivos (Verbal Nominalization)
- Adjetivos a sustantivos (Adjectival Nominalization)
- Why use it?
- Common Point of Confusion
- Reading: El despertar de Lucía: hábitos para reconstruir la autoestima
- Try it yourself
Every lesson: vocabulary with audio, grammar, reading, a speaking step and a short test.
Grammar point: Nominalisation with infinitives (part 1)
At B2 level, you'll learn to make your Spanish sound more formal, concise, and sophisticated. One key way to achieve this is through nominalización con infinitivos – turning verbs and adjectives into nouns. This process is super common in written Spanish, especially in psychological and self-development essays, journalism, and reflective communication.
Key vocabulary (8 of 21 words)
- la costumbre, -s – habit, custom
- la autoestima – self-esteem
- el propósito, -s – resolution, purpose
- la creencia, -s – belief
- el autocuidado – self-care
- la autocompasión – self-compassion
- interiorizar (interioriza, interiorizó, ha interiorizado) – to internalize
- asimilar (asimila, asimiló, ha asimilado) – to assimilate, absorb
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