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Adjective Agreement and Comparisons
  • Page 63 AVSR 1 Chapter 2
  • Realidades 3

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Adjectives
  • Adjectives agree in gender and number with the
    persons or things they describe.
  • Masculine adjectives usually end in o and
    feminine adjectives usually end in a.
  • Una estatua moderna
  • Un cuadro moderno

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Adjectives
  • Adjectives that end in e or in a consonant may
    be either feminine or masculine.
  • Un cuadro interesante
  • Una estatua gris

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Adjectives
  • Adjectives that end in ista may be either
    masculine or feminine.
  • Un dibujo realista
  • Una pintora surrealista

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Adjectives
  • To form the feminine form of adjectives that end
    in -or, add a at the end.
  • Un niño trabajador
  • Una niña trabajadora

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Adjectives
  • If an adjective describes a combination of
    masculine and feminine nouns, the masculine
    plural ending is used.
  • Ese cuadro y esa estatua no son feos.

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Comparisons
  • To express a comparison of similarity, use tan
    adjective como.
  • El cuadro de Picasso es tan bonito como el cuadro
    de Velázquez.

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Comparisons
  • To express a comparison of difference, use más /
    menos adjective que.
  • El cuadro de Picasso me parece más / menos
    interesante que el de Velázquez.

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Comparisons
  • The adjectives bueno(a), malo(a), viejo(a), and
    joven have irregular comparative forms.
  • The words más / menos are not used.
  • bueno(a)
  • malo(a)
  • viejo(a)
  • joven

mejor (que)
peor (que)
mayor (que)
menor (que)
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