I had asked a question the other day but I'm not sure if I'm understanding this- it was a comparison-You said this as a comment: Spanish-8th grade - SraJMcGin, Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:02pm
3. also = de las tres actividades
Also, #3 is different because it is not an adjective but a noun. Therefore the sentence might say; Practicar la natación es divertido. Practicar el esquí es más divertido que practicar la natación. Escalar montañas es el más divertido.
My question: isn't climbing mountains feminine so I should put "es la más divertida."
Thank you for explaining it
If you are saying that "to practice" (practicar) es fun = es difertido.
But if you are saying "swimming" (la natación is fun) = es divertida.
Or, in other words, "climbing" (to climb) is fun = es divertido
BUT if the mountain (la montaña) is fun = es divertida.
You need to know what the subject is, or what exactly you are comparing.
If the activity (la actividad) is fun = es divertida.
Does that help?
Sra
So I could say " Escalar montañas es el más divertido" or I could say "Escalar montañas es la divertida de las tres activades" Is that correct? Or I still confused?
For the last part, are you saying "climbing" is the most fun? Escalar es el más divertido.
OR, the most fun of the 3 activities? la más divertida de las tres actividades?
Did you have a model/pattern to follow? Only by knowing what your textbook wanted you to know, can I be certain what you were expected to do.
What textbook/workbook do you have? Look for the explanation of the grammar you are doing and all good textbooks provide a model sentence (or model sentences) of what you are to do. May I see that, please?
Sra
I see you haven't gotten back to me yet. If you do later, please enter it as a New Question, because each time I read the board I begin with what I have not yet read.
Sra
Yes, you are correct. In Spanish, when you are comparing two or more activities using the construction "más + adjective + que" (more + adjective + than), you need to make sure that the adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.
In the example you provided, the noun being modified is "escalada de montañas" (mountain climbing). Since "escalada" is a feminine noun, the adjective "divertido" also needs to agree in gender and number with it. Therefore, the correct form of the adjective would be "divertida" instead of "divertido."
So, the correct sentence would be: Escalar montañas es la actividad más divertida. (Mountain climbing is the most fun activity.)
Remember to always pay attention to the gender and number agreement when using adjectives in Spanish!