cognados¶

cognados

-ent -ant becomes -ente -ante

diferente

importante

-ary becomes -ario

necesario

-ence -ence becomes -encia -ancia

diferencia

preferencia

-tion becomes -ción

condición

posición

situación

reservación

-ical becomes -ico

politico

SPECIAL = ESPECIAL

Words beginning sp-, st- or sc- in English usually start

esp-, est- or esc- in Spanish, ‘student’ estudiante; ‘school’ escuela.

ENGLISH WORDS ENDING ‘-TY’

Words ending in -ty usually end in -tad or -dad in Spanish:

especialidad; libertad; oportunidad; cualidad

verb cognates, just add -ar, formar, confirmar, preparar

verbs ending in -pose, become -poner, oponer, suponer, componer