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Old August 11, 2011, 06:42 AM
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This is way off-topic, but I think the topic was finished anyway. I see that expression cultura poco conocida and think that should be poca conocida. After all, you say tengo poca ropa.

I really do know that adverbs are not declined, but adjectives are, so I'm not looking for an explanation. What I was wondering was whether your Joe Average Spanish guy (Pepe Promedio ) would actually say it correctly, and whether he could explain why poco and not poca. Does it sound 'normal' to everybody?
No, it doesn't.

La cultura es poco conocida

Tengo poca ropa.

Tengo mucha ropa.
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Old August 11, 2011, 08:33 AM
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@Perikles: It's because "poco" is modifying the adjective ("conocida"), not the noun ("cultura").

Mis amigas son poco confiables.
Mis amigas son pocas.

La sal en exceso es poco saludable.
Le puse poca sal a la comida.

Esta sala está poco iluminada.
Vi muy pocas salas del museo.
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This is way off-topic, but I think the topic was finished anyway. I see that expression cultura poco conocida and think that should be poca conocida. After all, you say tengo poca ropa.

I really do know that adverbs are not declined, but adjectives are, so I'm not looking for an explanation. What I was wondering was whether your Joe Average Spanish guy (Pepe Promedio ) would actually say it correctly, and whether he could explain why poco and not poca. Does it sound 'normal' to everybody?
I don't know if "Pepe Promedio" could explain why he uses poco instead of poca, probably not, but he would certainly say it correctly.

The explanation is very simple: "conocido/a" is an adjective and "ropa" is a noun".

In the first example, "poco" is an adverb that's modifying a past participle that's working as an adjective.

In the second example, "poca" is an adjective that's modifying a noun.

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Old August 11, 2011, 02:31 PM
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I really do know that adverbs are not declined, but adjectives are, so I'm not looking for an explanation.
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Thanks ladies, that was kind of you anyway .....
But it helped, didn't it??

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Your writing is a good practice even you have mistakes.

Please you continue practicing your Spanish.
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