The IVE Rule (Major)
This Rule applies to those words in English with two or more syllables that
end with the letters
....ive
To translate those words into Spanish we will substitute the English ending
with
....ivo
Thus, the English word instructive is the Spanish word instructivo
The next-to-last syllable (the "i") receives stress [see "Accents" Chapter 1].
This is our last Chapter
covering the Major Rules!
There is much more in the chapters ahead, but at this point you have
learned more than twenty thousand words in Spanish!
As an encouragement, and to show you whatjust this
single Rule will teach you, we will set forth many more examples than in the previous chapters. This will give
you a visual idea of how much Spanish you have actually learned!
Here are some
Examples
The IVE Rule
English |
Spanish |
Helpful Reminders |
...ive |
...ivo |
|
Abortive |
Abortivo |
|
Abrasive |
Abrasivo |
|
Abrogative |
Abrogativo |
|
Abstractive |
Abstractivo |
|
Abusive |
Abusivo |
|
Active |
Activo |
|
Adaptive |
Adaptivo |
|
Additive |
Aditivo |
only 1 D |
Adhesive |
Adhesivo |
|
Adictive |
Adictivo |
|
Adjective |
Adjetivo |
no C |
Adoptive |
Adoptivo |
|
Affirmative |
Afirmativo |
only 1 F |
Agressive |
Agresivo |
only 1 S |
Assimilative |
Asimilativo |
only 1 S |
Attractive |
Atractivo |
only 1 T |
Benedictive |
Benedictivo |
|
Calculative |
Calculativo |
|
Capacitive |
Capacitivo |
|
Circumspective |
Circunspectivo |
N for M |
Cohesive |
Cohesivo |
|
Collective |
Colectivo |
only 1 L |
Comparative |
Comparativo |
|
Comprehensive |
Comprensivo |
no H, no E |
Conclusive |
Conclusivo |
|
Confirmative |
Confirmativo |
|
Consecutive |
Consecutivo |
|
Conservative |
Conservativo |
|
Contraceptive |
Contraceptivo |
|
Cooperative |
Cooperativo |
|
Corroborative |
Corroborativo |
|
Creative |
Creativo |
|
Cumulative |
Cumulativo |
|
Defective |
Defectivo |
|
Defensive |
Defensivo |
|
Definitive |
Definitivo |
|
Demonstrative |
Demostrativo |
no N |
Derogative |
Derogativo |
|
Destructive |
Destructivo |
|
Digestive |
Digestivo |
|
Diminutive |
Diminutivo |
|
Directive |
Directivo |
|
Distinctive |
Distintivo |
no C |
Effective |
Efectivo |
only 1 F |
Effusive |
Efusivo |
only 1 F |
Excessive |
Excesivo |
only 1 S |
Exclusive |
Exclusivo |
|
Executive |
Ejecutivo |
J for X, quirk #2 |
Expletive |
Expletivo |
|
Extensive |
Extensivo |
|
Festive |
Festivo |
|
Figurative |
Figurativo |
|
Formative |
Formativo |
|
Fugitive |
Fugitivo |
|
Furtive |
Furtivo |
|
Gesticulative |
Gesticulativo |
|
Gramnegative |
Gramnegativo |
|
Grampositive |
Grampositivo |
|
Gravitative |
Gravitativo |
|
Gustative |
Gustativo |
|
Hydropositive |
Hidropositivo |
I for Y |
Hypersensitive |
Hipersensitivo |
I for Y |
Hypertensive |
Hipertensivo |
I for Y |
Illustrative |
Ilustrativo |
only 1 L |
Imperative |
Imperativo |
|
Incentive |
Incentivo |
|
Initiative |
Iniciativo |
C for T |
Inovative |
Inovativo |
|
Intensive |
Intensivo |
|
Inquisitive |
Inquisitivo |
|
Instinctive |
Instintivo |
no C |
Instructive |
Instructivo |
|
Invasive |
Invasivo |
|
Judicative |
Judicativo |
|
Justificative |
Justificativo |
|
Lacerative |
Lacerativo |
|
Laxative |
Laxativo |
also laxante |
Legislative |
Legislativo |
|
Locomotive |
Locomotivo |
the adverb |
Memorative |
Memorativo |
|
Missive |
Misivo |
only 1 S |
Molestive |
Molestivo |
|
Native |
Nativo |
|
Negative |
Negativo |
|
Obstructive |
Obstructivo |
|
Offensive |
Ofensivo |
only 1 F |
Operative |
Operativo |
|
Pensive |
Pensativo |
differnet spelling |
Positive |
Positivo |
|
Preservative |
Preservativo |
|
Reactive |
Reactivo |
|
Receptive |
Receptivo |
|
Respective |
Respectivo |
|
Responsive |
Responsivo |
|
Secretive |
Secretivo |
|
Seductive |
Seductivo |
|
Selective |
Selectivo |
|
Significative |
Significativo |
|
Subversive |
Subversive |
|
Suggestive |
Sugestivo |
only 1 G |
Superlative |
Superlativo |
|
Tentative |
Tentativo |
|
Because this is the last of the Major Rules, we'll get into more detail. This will give you an even
better idea of how many words in Spanish you have just learned.
in addition to the previous examples
:
English |
Spanish |
Helpful Reminders |
Abdicative |
Abdicativo |
|
Abditive |
Abditivo |
|
Abirritative |
Abirritativo |
|
Abjunctive |
Abjuntivo |
no C |
Ablative |
Ablativo |
|
Acceptive |
Aceptivo |
only 1 C |
Accumulative |
Acumulativo |
only 1 C |
Accusative |
Acusativo |
only 1 C |
Adjudicative |
Adjudicativo |
|
Adjunctive |
Adjuntivo |
no C |
Adjustive |
Adjustivo |
|
Administrative |
Administrativo |
|
Admissive |
Admisivo |
only 1 S |
Admonitive |
Admonitivo |
|
Adumbrative |
Adumbrativo |
|
Adventive |
Adventivo |
|
Adversative |
Adversativo |
|
Collusive |
Colusivo |
only 1 L |
Coercive |
Coercivo |
|
Cognoscitive |
Cognoscitivo |
|
Cohortative |
Cohortativo |
quirk #1 |
Commiserative |
Comiserativo |
only 1 M |
Communicative |
Comunicativo |
only 1 M |
Compelative |
Compelativo |
|
Compensative |
Compensativo |
|
Competitive |
Competitivo |
|
Completive |
Completivo |
|
Compressive |
Compresivo |
only 1 S |
Compulsative |
Compulsativo |
|
Compulsive |
Compulsivo |
|
Conative |
Conativo |
|
Concentrative |
Concentrativo |
|
Conceptive |
Conceptivo |
|
Concessive |
Concesivo |
only 1 S |
Conciliative |
Conciliativo |
|
Concresive |
Concresivo |
|
Conclusive |
Conclusivo |
|
Condensative |
Condensativo |
|
Conductive |
Conductivo |
|
Conducive |
Conducivo |
also conducente |
Conflagrative |
Conflagrativo |
|
Conflictive |
Conflictivo |
|
Confusive |
Confusivo |
|
Conglutinative |
Conglutinativo |
|
Congretive |
Congretivo |
|
Congressive |
Congresivo |
only 1 S |
Conjugative |
Conjugativo |
|
Conjunctive |
Conjuntivo |
no C |
Connective |
Conectivo |
only 1 N |
Connotative |
Conotativo |
only 1 N |
Consolidative |
Consolidativo |
|
Constitutive |
Constitutivo |
|
Constrictive |
Constrictivo |
|
Constructive |
Constructivo |
|
Consultative |
Consultativo |
|
Contaminative |
Contaminativo |
|
Contemplative |
Contemplativo |
|
Continuative |
Continuativo |
|
Contractive |
Contractivo |
|
Convective |
Convectivo |
|
Conversative |
Conversativo |
|
Conversive |
Conversivo |
|
Convulsive |
Convulsivo |
|
Cooptative |
Cooptativo |
|
Coordinative |
Coordinativo |
|
Copulative |
Copulativo |
|
Corporative |
Corporativo |
|
Corrective |
Correctivo |
|
Correlative |
Correlativo |
|
Dative |
Dativo |
|
Deceptive |
Deceptivo |
|
Declarative |
Declarativo |
|
Decusative |
Decusativo |
|
Decorative |
Decorativo |
|
Dedicative |
Dedicativo |
|
Deductive |
Deductivo |
|
Defunctive |
Defuntivo |
|
Degenerative |
Degenerativo |
|
Degressive |
Degresivo |
only 1 S |
Deletive |
Deletivo |
|
Deliberative |
Deliberativo |
|
Delineative |
Delineativo |
|
Delusive |
Delusivo |
|
Demonstrative |
Demostrativo |
no N |
Denominative |
Denominativo |
|
Denotative |
Denotativo |
|
Denunciative |
Denunciativo |
|
Depletive |
Depletivo |
|
Depopulative |
Depopulativo |
|
Deprecative |
Deprecativo |
|
Depressive |
Depresivo |
only 1 S |
Depurative |
Depurativo |
|
Descensive |
Descensivo |
|
Descriptive |
Descriptivo |
|
Desiderative |
Desiderativo |
|
Designative |
Designativo |
|
Desitive |
Desitivo |
|
Dessicative |
Desicativo |
only 1 S |
Elective |
Electivo |
|
Elusive |
Elusivo |
|
Enumerative |
Enumerativo |
|
Estimative |
Estimativo |
|
Evasive |
Evasivo |
|
Factive |
Factivo |
|
Federative |
Federativo |
|
Fermentative |
Fermentativo |
|
Fixative |
Fijativo |
J for X |
Flotative |
Flotativo |
|
Fluxive |
Flujivo |
J for X |
Fotive |
Fotivo |
|
Fricative |
Fricativo |
|
Fruitive |
Frutivo |
no I |
Genitive |
Genitivo |
quirk #12 |
Germinative |
Germinativo |
quirk #12 |
Gerundive |
Gerundivo |
quirk #12 |
Hortative |
Hortativo |
quirk #1 |
Humective |
Humectivo |
quirk #1 |
Idiorepulsive |
Idiorepulsivo |
|
Illative |
Ilativo |
only 1 L |
Illuminative |
Iluminativo |
only 1 L |
Imaginative |
Imaginativo |
quirk #12 |
Imitative |
Imitativo |
|
Impassive |
Impasivo |
only 1 S |
Impeditive |
Impeditivo |
|
Impulsive |
Impulsivo |
|
Imputative |
Imputativo |
|
Inappreciative |
Inapreciativo |
only 1 P |
Inapprehensive |
Inaprensivo |
only 1 P, no "HE" |
Incarnative |
Incarnativo |
|
Inceptive |
Inceptivo |
|
Inchoative |
Incoativo |
no H |
Incitative |
Incitativo |
|
Inclusive |
Inclusivo |
|
Incogitative |
Incogitativo |
quirk #12 |
Incommunicative |
Incomunicativo |
only 1 M |
Incomprehensive |
Incomprensivo |
no "HE" |
Inconclusive |
Inconclusivo |
|
Incrassative |
Incrasativo |
only 1 S |
Indefective |
Indefectivo |
|
Indescriptive |
Indescriptivo |
|
Indicative |
Indicativo |
|
Indictive |
Indictivo |
|
Indigestive |
Indigestivo |
quirk #12 |
Indiscrimminative |
Indiscriminativo |
only 1 M |
Indistinctive |
Indistintivo |
no C |
Inductive |
Inductivo |
|
Ineffective |
Inefectivo |
only 1 F |
Inexhaustive |
Inexhaustivo |
|
Inexplosive |
Inexplosivo |
|
Infective |
Infectivo |
|
Infestive |
Infestivo |
|
Infiltrative |
Infiltrativo |
|
Infinitive |
Infinitivo |
|
Infirmative |
Infirmativo |
|
Inflammative |
Inflamativo |
only 1 M |
Inflexive |
Inflexivo |
|
Inflictive |
Inflictivo |
|
Influencive |
Influencivo |
|
Influxive |
Influxivo |
|
Informative |
Informativo |
|
Infusive |
Infusivo |
|
Ingestive |
Ingestivo |
|
Inhabitative |
Inhabitativo |
quirk #1 |
Inhibitive |
Inhibitivo |
quirk #1 |
Inirritative |
Inirritativo |
|
Inobstrusive |
Inobstrusivo |
|
Inoculative |
Inoculativo |
|
Inoffensive |
Inofensivo |
only 1 F |
Inoperative |
Inoperativo |
|
Inopressive |
Inopresivo |
|
Inscriptive |
Inscriptivo |
|
Insensitive |
Insensitivo |
|
Insignificative |
Insignificativo |
|
Insinuative |
Insinuativo |
|
Inspective |
Inspectivo |
|
Instigative |
Instigativo |
|
Instinctive |
Instintivo |
no C |
Institutive |
Institutivo |
|
Insusceptive |
Insusceptivo |
|
Integrative |
Integrativo |
|
Intellective |
Intelectivo |
only 1 L |
Intempestive |
Intempestivo |
|
Intensative |
Intensativo |
|
Intentive |
Intentivo |
|
Interactive |
Interactivo |
|
Interceptive |
Interceptivo |
|
Interdictive |
Interdictivo |
|
Intermissive |
Intermisivo |
only 1 S |
Internecive |
Internecivo |
|
Interoceptive |
Interoceptivo |
|
Interpenetrative |
Interpenetrativo |
|
Interpretive |
Interpretivo |
|
Interrogative |
Interrogativo |
|
Interruptive |
Interruptivo |
|
Intransitive |
Intransitivo |
|
Introductive |
Introductivo |
|
Introspective |
Introspectivo |
|
Introversive |
Introversivo |
|
Introvertive |
Introvertivo |
|
Intrusive |
Intrusivo |
|
Intuitive |
Intuitivo |
|
Intussusceptive |
Intususceptivo |
only 1 S |
Invective |
Invectivo |
|
Inventive |
Inventivo |
|
Inversive |
Inversivo |
|
Investigative |
Investigativo |
|
Irradiative |
Irradiativo |
|
Irreceptive |
Irreceptivo |
|
Irreflective |
Irreflectivo |
|
Irrelative |
Irrelativo |
|
Irremissive |
Irremisivo |
only 1 S |
Irrespective |
Irrespectivo |
|
Irretentive |
Irretentivo |
|
Irrigative |
Irrigativo |
|
Irritative |
Irritativo |
|
Irruptive |
Irruptivo |
|
Iterative |
Iterativo |
|
Jurisdictive |
Jurisdictivo |
|
Jussive |
Jusivo |
only 1 S |
Lambative |
Lambativo |
|
Laudative |
Laudativo |
|
Lenitive |
Lenitivo |
|
Limitative |
Limitativo |
|
Liquifactive |
Liquifactivo |
|
Locative |
Locativo |
|
Lustrative |
Lustrativo |
|
Manipulative |
Manipulativo |
|
Manumotive |
Manumotivo |
|
Massive |
Masivo |
only 1 S |
Maturative |
Maturativo |
|
Mediative |
Mediativo |
|
Medicative |
Medicativo |
|
Meditative |
Meditativo |
|
Meliorative |
Meliorativo |
|
Mensurative |
Mensurativo |
|
Ministrative |
Ministrativo |
|
Mordicative |
Mordicativo |
|
Motive |
Motivo |
|
Multiplicative |
Multiplicativo |
|
Mutative |
Mutativo |
|
Mutilative |
Mutilativo |
|
Narrative |
Narrativo |
|
Nauseative |
Nauseativo |
|
Negative |
Negativo |
|
Nominative |
Nominativo |
|
For English words beginning with the PREFIX "non..." (as in
nondefensive), substitute the PREFIX with "in..." for the Spanish
translation indefensivo. You can also substitute the English prefix
"non" with the Spanish word "no", making two words: No defensivo ("no"
of course, means the same in both languages).
English |
Spanish |
Helpful Reminders |
Nonassertive |
Inasertivo |
only 1 S |
Nonauthoritative |
Inautoritativo |
no H |
Noncognitive |
Incognitivo |
|
Noncollaborative |
Incolaborativo |
only 1 L |
Noncompetitive |
Incompetitivo |
|
Nonconnective |
Inconectivo |
only 1 N |
Nonconsecutive |
Inconsecutivo |
|
Nonconservative |
Inconservative |
|
Nonconstructive |
Inconstructivo |
|
Noncontemplative |
Incontemplative |
|
Noncooperative |
Incooperativo |
|
Noncorrective |
Incorrectivo |
|
Noncorrosive |
Incorrosivo |
|
Noncreative |
Increativo |
|
Noncummulative |
Incomulativo |
only 1 M |
Nondeceptive |
Indeceptivo |
|
Nondefensive |
Indefensivo |
|
Nonderivative |
Inderivativo |
|
Nondestructive |
Indestructivo |
|
Nondiffractive |
Indifractivo |
only 1 F |
Nondistinctive |
Indistintivo |
no C |
Nondistributive |
Indistributivo |
|
Noneffective |
Inefectivo |
only 1 F |
Nonelective |
Inelectivo |
|
Nonexclusive |
Inexclusivo |
|
Nonexecutive |
Inejecutivo |
J for X, quirk #9 |
Nonexpansive |
Inexpansivo |
|
Nonexplosive |
Inexplosivo |
|
Nonfigurative |
Infigurativo |
|
Nonfricative |
infricativo |
|
Nongenerative |
Ingenerativo |
|
Nonimitative |
Inimitative |
also Inimitable |
Noninclusive |
Noinclusive |
No for In |
Noninductive |
Noinductivo |
No for In |
Nonobjective |
Inobjetivo |
no C |
Nonoperative |
Inoperativo |
|
Nonproductive |
Inproductivo |
|
Nonprogressive |
Inprogresivo |
only 1 S |
Nonprotective |
Inprotectivo |
|
Nonreactive |
Inreactivo |
|
Nonrelative |
Inrelativo |
|
Nonrepresentative |
Inrepresentativo |
|
Nonreproductive |
Inreproductivo |
|
Nonrestrictive |
Inrestrictive |
|
Nonretentive |
Inretentivo |
|
Nonselective |
Inselectivo |
|
Nonsensitive |
Insensitivo |
|
Nonspeculative |
Inespeculativo |
|
Nonsubmissive |
Insubmisivo |
only 1 S |
Nonsuccessive |
Insucesivo |
only 1 C, only 1 S |
Nonvengative |
Invengativo |
|
Normative |
Normativo |
|
Notative |
Notativo |
|
Numerative |
Numerativo |
|
Nutritive |
Nutritivo |
|
Objective |
Objetivo |
no C |
Obliterative |
Obliverativo |
|
Obstructive |
Obstructivo |
|
Obvulative |
Obvulativo |
|
Occasive |
Ocasivo |
only 1 C |
Occupative |
Ocupativo |
only 1 C |
Olive [the tree] |
Olivo |
|
Olive [the color] |
Oliva |
|
Olive [the fruit] |
Oliva |
also aceituna |
Ommisive |
Omisivo |
only 1 M |
Omnispective |
Omnispectivo |
|
Opiniative |
Opiniativo |
|
Oppositive |
Opositivo |
only 1 P |
Oppressive |
Opresivo |
only 1 P, only 1 S |
Ordinative |
Ordinativo |
|
Originative |
Originativo |
|
Oscilative |
Oscilativo |
|
Ostensive |
Ostensivo |
|
Ostentive |
Ostentivo |
|
Oxidative |
Oxidativo |
|
Palliative |
Paliativo |
only 1 L |
Partitive |
Partitivo |
|
Parturitive |
Parturitivo |
|
Passive |
Pasivo |
only 1 S |
Pedonotive |
Pedonotivo |
|
Pejorative |
Peyorativo |
Y for J |
Pendentive |
Pendentivo |
|
Penetrative |
Penetrativo |
|
Percussive |
Percusivo |
|
Perfective |
Perfectivo |
|
Perforative |
Perforativo |
|
Perfusive |
Perfusivo |
|
Permissive |
Permisivo |
only 1 S |
Persecutive |
Persecutivo |
|
Persistive |
Persistivo |
|
Perspective |
Perspectiva |
feminine gender |
Perspirative |
Perspirativo |
|
Persuasive |
Persuasivo |
|
Perturbative |
Perturbativo |
|
Philoprogenitive |
Filoprogenitivo |
no PH, quirk #5 |
Photosensitive |
Fotosensitivo |
no PH, also fotosensible |
Pignorative |
Pignorativo |
|
Placative |
Aplacativo |
|
Portentive |
Portentivo |
|
Possesive |
Posesivo |
only 1 S |
For English words with the prefix "post...", substitute with "pos..
." for the Spanish translation.
English |
Spanish |
Helpful Reminders |
Postoperative |
Posoperativo |
|
Postpositive |
Pospositivo |
|
Potestative |
Potestativo |
|
Precative |
Precativo |
|
Preceptive |
Preceptivo |
|
Preclusive |
Preclusivo |
|
Precursive |
Precursivo |
|
Predecessive |
Predecesivo |
only 1 S |
Predestinative |
Predestinativo |
|
Predicative |
Predicativo |
|
Predictive |
Predictivo |
|
Preformative |
Preformativo |
|
Prejudicative |
Prejudicativo |
|
Prelusive |
Prelusivo |
|
Premeditative |
Premeditativo |
|
Prepartive |
Prepartivo |
|
Preparative |
Preparativo |
|
Prepositive |
Prepositivo |
|
Prerogative |
Prerogativo |
|
Prescriptive |
Prescriptivo |
|
Presentative |
Presentativo |
|
Presentive |
Presentivo |
|
Preservative |
Preservativo |
|
Presumptive |
Presuntivo |
different spelling |
Pretentative |
Pretentativo |
|
Preventative |
Preventativo |
|
Preventive |
Preventivo |
|
Primitive |
Primitivo |
|
Privative |
Privativo |
|
Probative |
Probativo |
|
Procreative |
Procreativo |
|
Productive |
Productivo |
|
Profusive |
Profusivo |
also profuso |
Progressive |
Progresivo |
only 1 S |
Prohibitive |
Prohibitivo |
|
Pronunciative |
Pronunciativo |
|
Propagative |
Propagativo |
|
Propitiative |
Propiciativo |
C for T |
Proprioceptive |
Propioceptivo |
no R |
Propulsive |
Propulsivo |
|
Proscriptive |
Proscriptivo |
|
Prospective |
Prospectivo |
|
Protective |
Protectivo |
|
Protractive |
Protractivo |
|
Protrusive |
Protrusivo |
|
Provocative |
Provocativo |
|
Punitive |
Punitivo |
|
Punctuative |
Puntuativo |
no C |
Purgative |
Purgativo |
|
Purificative |
Purificativo |
|
Putative |
Putativo |
|
Putrefactive |
Putrefactivo |
also putrefacto |
Qualificative |
Calificativo |
C for QU |
Qualitative |
Cualitativo |
C for Q |
Quantitative |
Cuantitativo |
C for Q |
Quidative |
Quidativo |
|
Quidditative |
Quiditativo |
|
Radiative |
Radiativo |
|
Radioactive |
Radioactivo |
|
Radiosensitive |
Radiosensitivo |
also Radiosensible |
Ratiocinative |
Raciocinativo |
C for T |
Reactive |
Reactivo |
|
Recapitulative |
Recapitulativo |
|
Receptive |
Receptivo |
|
Recessive |
Recesivo |
only 1 S |
Reciprocative |
Reciprocativo |
|
Recitative |
Recitativo |
|
Reclusive |
Reclusivo |
|
Recollective |
Recolectivo |
only 1 L |
Recommendative |
Recomendativo |
only 1 M |
Recompensive |
Recompensivo |
|
Reconstructive |
Reconstructivo |
|
Recreative |
Recreativo |
|
Recuperative |
Recuperativo |
|
Recusative |
Recusativo |
|
Redditive |
Reditivo |
only 1 D |
Reductive |
Reductivo |
|
Refective |
Refectivo |
|
Reflective |
Reflectivo |
|
Reflexive |
Reflexivo |
|
Reformative |
Reformativo |
|
Refractive |
Refractivo |
|
Regenerative |
Regenerativo |
|
Regressive |
Regresivo |
only 1 S |
Regulative |
Regulativo |
|
Reiterative |
Reiterativo |
|
Relative (adjective) |
Relativo |
|
Remissive |
Remisivo |
only 1 S |
Remunerative |
Remunerativo |
|
Reparative |
Reparativo |
|
Repercussive |
Repercusivo |
only 1 S |
Repetitive |
Repetitivo |
|
Repletive |
Repletivo |
|
Replicative |
Replicativo |
|
Reprehensive |
Reprensivo |
no HE |
Representative |
Representativo |
|
Repressive |
Represivo |
|
Reproductive |
Reproductivo |
|
Repulsive |
Repulsivo |
|
Requisitive |
Requisitivo |
|
Rescriptive |
Rescriptivo |
|
Resentive |
Resentivo |
|
Reservative |
Reservativo |
|
Resistive |
Resistivo |
|
Resolutive |
Resolutivo |
|
Resorptive |
Resorbtivo |
B for P |
Respective |
Respectivo |
|
Respirative |
Respirativo |
|
Responsive |
Responsivo |
|
Restitutive |
Restitutivo |
|
Restrictive |
Restrictivo |
|
Resultive |
Resultivo |
|
Resumptive |
Resumptivo |
|
Resuscitative |
Resucitativo |
only 1 S |
Retaliative |
Retaliativo |
|
Retardative |
Retardativo |
|
Retentive |
Retentivo |
|
Retortive |
Retortivo |
|
Retractive |
Retractivo |
|
Retributive |
Retributivo |
|
Retroactive |
Retroactivo |
|
Retrogenerative |
Retrogenerativo |
|
Retrogressive |
Retrogresivo |
only 1 S |
Retrooperative |
Retrooperativo |
|
Retropulsive |
Retropulsivo |
|
Retrospective |
Retrospectiva |
|
Reverberative |
Reverberativo |
|
Revertive |
Revertivo |
|
Revolutive |
Revolutivo |
|
Revulsive |
Revulsivo |
|
Rotative |
Rotativo |
|
Ruminative |
Ruminativo |
|
Ruptive |
Ruptivo |
|
Sanative |
Sanativo |
|
Seclusive |
Seclusivo |
|
Sedative |
Sedativo |
|
Sensitive |
Sensitivo |
also sensible |
Separative |
Separativo |
|
Simulative |
Simulativo |
|
Speculative |
Especulativo |
quirk #6 |
Stimulative |
Estimulativo |
quirk #6 |
Stipulative |
Estipulativo |
quirk #6 |
Stupecative |
Estupefactivo |
also Estupefaciente |
Suasive |
Persuasivo |
different spelling |
Subdivisive |
Subdivisivo |
|
Subordinative |
Subordinativo |
|
Subscriptive |
Subscriptivo |
|
Substantiative |
Sustanciativo |
no B, C for T |
Substantive |
Sustantivo |
no B |
Substitutive |
Sustitutivo |
no B |
Subsumptive |
Subsuntivo |
N for MP |
Successive |
Sucesivo |
only 1 C, only 1 S |
Suffusive |
Sufusivo |
only 1 F |
Superconductive |
Superconductivo |
|
Supersensitive |
Supersensitivo |
also Supersensible |
Superssesive |
Supersesivo |
only 1 S |
Suppletive |
Supletivo |
only 1 P |
Supplicative |
Suplicativo |
only 1 P |
Supportive |
Soportivo |
U for O, only 1 P |
Subpositive |
Subpositivo |
|
Suppressive |
Supresivo |
only 1 P, only 1 S |
Suppurative |
Supurativo |
only 1 P |
Susceptive |
Susceptivo |
|
Suspensive |
Suspensivo |
|
Sustentative |
Sustentativo |
|
Temulentive |
Temulentivo |
|
Terminative |
Terminativo |
|
Titilative |
Titilativo |
|
Tolerative |
Tolerativo |
|
Tortive |
Tortivo |
|
Totitive |
Totitivo |
|
Tractive |
Tractivo |
|
Traditive |
Traditivo |
|
Transcriptive |
Transcriptivo |
|
Transformative |
Transformativo |
|
Transfugitive |
Transfugitivo |
|
Transfusive |
Transfusivo |
|
Transgressive |
Transgresivo |
only 1 S |
Transitive |
Transitivo |
|
Transmissive |
Transmisivo |
only 1 S |
Transmutative |
Transmutativo |
|
Transpositive |
Transpositivo |
|
Tussive |
Tusivo |
only 1 S |
Ulcerative |
Ulcerativo |
|
Ultraconservative |
Ultraconservativo |
|
For English words with the prefix "un..." (as in unagressive),
substitute with "in..." for the Spanish translation (inagresivo).
English |
Spanish |
Helpful Reminders |
Unagressive |
Inagresivo |
only 1 S |
Unappreciative |
Inapreciativo |
only 1 P |
Unargmentative |
Inargmentativo |
|
Unattractive |
Inatractivo |
only 1 T |
Unauthoritative |
Inautoritativo |
no H |
Unconservative |
Inconservativo |
also Inconservador |
Uncooperative |
Incooperativo |
|
Unimaginative |
Inimaginativo |
|
Uninquisitive |
Noinquisitivo |
NO for IN |
Uninventive |
Noinventivo |
NO for IN |
Unobtrusive |
Inobtrusivo |
|
Unoffensive |
Inofensivo |
only 1 F |
Unreceptive |
Inreceptivo |
|
Unremunerative |
Inremunerativo |
|
Unrepresentative |
Inrepresentativo |
|
Unresponsive |
Inresponsivo |
|
Unseductive |
Inseductivo |
|
Unselective |
Inselectivo |
|
Unspeculative |
Inespeculativo |
quirk #6 |
Unsubmissive |
Insubmisivo |
only 1 S |
Unsuccessive |
Insucesivo |
only 1 C, only 1 S |
Unsuggestive |
Unsugestivo |
only 1 G |
Unaprehensive |
Inaprensivo |
no HE |
Uncommunicative |
Incomunicativo |
only 1 M |
Undemonstrative |
Indemostrativo |
no N |
Undulative |
Indulativo |
|
Unexpressive |
Inexpresivo |
only 1 S |
Urinative |
Orinativo |
O for U |
Usitative |
Usitativo |
|
Vasifactive |
Vasifactivo |
|
Vegetative |
Vegetativo |
|
Vellicative |
Velicativo |
only 1 L |
Venerative |
Venerativo |
also Venerable |
Vengative |
Vengativo |
|
Ventilative |
Ventilativo |
|
Verificative |
Verificativo |
|
Vetitive |
Vetitivo |
|
Vibrative |
Vibrativo |
|
Vindicative |
Vindicative |
|
Vindictive |
Vindictivo |
|
Violative |
Violativo |
|
Vituperative |
Vituperativo |
|
Vivicative |
Vivicativo |
|
Vocative |
Vocativo |
|
Volitive |
Volitivo |
|
Vomitive |
Vomitivo |
|
Votive |
Votivo |
|
Notable Exceptions:
English |
Spanish |
Helpful Reminders |
Attentive |
Atento |
|
Conductive |
Conducente |
|
Conservative |
Conservador |
|
Insensitive |
Insensible |
|
Perversive |
Perverso |
|
Petrifactive |
Petrifacto |
|
Photosensitive |
Fotosensible |
|
Profusive |
Profuso |
|
Relative (parental) |
Pariente |
[cousins, uncles] |
Supersensitive |
Supersensible |
|
Ultraconservative |
Ultraconservador |
|
Unattentive |
Inatento |
|
You were not expected to have actually read each and every word example set forth in the preceding
chapters! If you have a fairly good command of the English language, you already knew most of the word
examples and you had only to learn the Rules that applied to the word endings.
The word examples have been intended only to give you a visual recognition of English words with each of the
word endings. If you have learned all of the preceding Rules and have read each of the word examples with
the Spanish translations and still have reached this point in the book in twenty minutes, then you deserve
recognition and considerable admiration for your skill. You also ought to be on TV!
In the following Chapter, you will find far fewer word examples for each of the twenty-six Minor Rules. You
can add several thousand more words to your Spanish vocabulary by learning the Minor Rules. Now that you
are no longer racing with the clock to come in under twenty - minutes, you should be able to continue at a
more leisurely pace!
"For learning, the eye is more useful than the ear and the mouth is of no use whatsoever."
Ancient Proverb