Adjectives

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Adjectives
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Los adjetivos

• Adjectives Words that modify nouns
• En español, most adjectives have either two or
  four forms
• When using adjectives in Spanish, one must always
  consider AGREEMENT.

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ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT

• If an adjective ends in O, you need to change the
  ending to...
• OS when describing a masculine / plural noun.
• A when describinga a feminine / singular noun
• AS when describing a feminine / plural noun.
• Leave the O when describing a masc. / sing. noun
• Thus, adjectives that end in o usually have four
  forms and the form that you use in any given
  sentence must agree with the noun that it
  modifies.
• simpátco (m/s) simpática (f/s)
• simpáticos (m/p) simpáticas (f/p)

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ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT

• If an adjective ends in DOR or DORA then it also
  usually has four forms and the form that you use
  in any given sentence must agree with the noun
  that it modifies.
• Use...
• DOR for masc. / singular
• DORA for fem. / singular
• DORES for masc. / plural
• DORAS for fem. / plural
• trabajador (m/s) trabajadora (f/s)
• trabajadores (m/p) trabajadoras(f/p)

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ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT
If an adjective ends in something other than
these (O , OR, ORA) then it will usually have
only two forms singular and plural. It is not
gender specific. To make the adjective plural
add... s if it ends in a vowel es if it ends in
a consanent inteligente (s) inteligentes (p)
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PLACEMENT OF ADJECTIVES

• Descriptive adjectives
• placed after the noun
• Nouns used as adjectives
• placed after the noun and separated by the
  word de (i.e. Hombre de tacos Taco man)

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Exceptions to the rule
The adjectives good (bueno) and bad (malo) are
descriptive adjectives but can be placed in front
of the nouns they modify.
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EXAMPLES
the nice girl la chica simpática a big book un
libro grande three Spanish notebooks tres
cuadernos de español
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PRACTICE

• some delicious french fries
• a big book
• five Spanish books
• two blond students (feminine)
• a disorganized notebook
• four hard working boys

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PRACTICA

• unas papas fritas deliciosas
• un libro grande
• cinco libros de español
• dos estudiantes rubias
• un cuaderno disorganizado
• cuatro chicos trabajadores