[ola] Primer and Tercer

  • From: Harris levinson <hlevinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 18:36:27 -0700

A student asked why the "o" is dropped from primero and tercero in front of
singular, masculine nouns. She hypothesized that those were the only two
ordinal numbers that end in -ro. But we know malo, bueno, alguno, ninguno,
and grande get similar treatment. So, adjectives that end in -lo, -no, -ro,
and grande? I cannot find an answer in my big, bad grammar book or online
as of yet. Any help from one of you, perchance?
Thank you.
Harris

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Harris Levinson
Teacher, Adviser
Vashon Island High School

Tel:  206.463.9171 x141

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