Spanish B2 · Day 20
Day 20: Patinetes y aceras — Formal nominal style (part 2)
What you'll learn
- Grammar: Formal nominal style (part 2)
- Reading: Patinetes eléctricos: oportunidad y conflicto
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Grammar point: Formal nominal style (part 2)
At level B2, you're learning to express yourself with greater precision and elegance, especially in written Spanish. One powerful tool for this is el estilo nominal con preposiciones , which involves transforming verb- or adjective-based clauses (often subordinate clauses) into concise noun phrases, typically introduced by a preposition. This technique is widely used in formal contexts like academic texts, official …
Key vocabulary (8 of 17 words)
- el patinete (-s) – scooter
- el VMP (-s) – personal mobility vehicle
- el guardabarros (-) – mudguard
- zigzaguear (ha zigzagueado) – to weave
- rebasar (ha rebasado) – to pass
- el pinchazo (-s) – puncture (of a tyre)
- la peatonalización – pedestrianisation
- la micromovilidad – micromobility
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