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Question

internacional y internacionalmente - surely "mente" needs to suffixed to internacional también, no?Me gusta este trabajo - definitely says "Me gusta A este trabajo"

Inma Sánchez · Answer

Hola GarryWe sometimes omit elements when they are obvious so it doesn't sound redundant; this is why here you don't find -mente in the first adjective/adverb. It's understood by just using -mente in the last one that you mean internacionalmente y nacionalmente. As for the audio in that sentence "Me gusta este trabajo", I checked how it sounded and the narrator is simply extending a little bit that final -a in "gusta" - that is something very natural. It depends on each person but there is a tendency to do this as opposed to cutting off sounds at the end of each word as it would sound very robotic that way.I hope this clarified it.Saludos

Garry Montgomery · Answer

Gracias Inma,So, when writing we can use the incorrect form of a word provided it's used correctly at a later point? Can we speak that way también?

Joshua Willwong · Answer

Dear Gary, Inma is totally correct. when using two adjectives, one after the other for example "Xment, Ymente" you simply remove the mente from the first adjective.