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Tiquismisquis ... ?

 
 
dupre
 
Reply Wed 19 Jul, 2006 09:43 am
Hola.

Does anyone know how to form the plural of this Spanish adjective for both the feminine and masculine?

Muchas gracias!
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dupre
 
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Reply Thu 20 Jul, 2006 12:01 pm
Tiquismiquis ... ? <was misspelled>
Hey, any takers?

This word means picky in Spanish.

If one wanted to say, "The picky judges," "tiquismiquis" would have to modify "judges" in number and gender, right?

Would you say, "TiquismiquisES"?
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Francis
 
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Reply Thu 20 Jul, 2006 12:28 pm
This adjective is invariable:

yo soy tiquismiquis, somos tiquismiquis...
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fbaezer
 
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Reply Thu 20 Jul, 2006 06:01 pm
Francis is correct.

"The judges are picky".
Los jueces son tiquismiquis.

But tiquismiquis is Mexican slang.
Quisquilloso (a) is the correct standard Spanish.
Puntilloso (a) is a synonym.
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dupre
 
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Reply Fri 21 Jul, 2006 06:10 am
Thank you!

It's in my text book, but there is no mention--that I could find--of an "invariable."

Can you tell me what "invariable" means when talking about a Spanish adjective?

Me gustan los libros correctos y competos!

(hope I got that right . . . )
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fbaezer
 
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Reply Fri 21 Jul, 2006 03:18 pm
dupre wrote:

Can you tell me what "invariable" means when talking about a Spanish adjective?



That's when it's irrespective to gender.

Feliz, caliente, confiable, suave, veraz, dulce, elegante, verde... (happy, hot, trustable, soft, truthful, sweet, elegant, green).

Variable adjectives depend on gender:

Enojado (a), frío (a), duro (a), seguro (a), cansado (a), hambriento (a), rojo (a) ... (angry, cold, hard, sure, tired, hungry, red).
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dupre
 
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Reply Sat 22 Jul, 2006 11:40 am
Thanks alot!

BTW, I made an A on mi examen.

Smile
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