Adjectives

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Adjectives
Spanish One ch.2
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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 PLACEMENT and AGREEMENT.

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ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT
If an adjective ends in O, A, OS or AS then it
will have four forms and the form that you use in
any given sentence must agree with the noun that
it modifies. alto (m/s) alta (f/s) altos
(m/p) altas (f/p)
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ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT
If an adjective ends in something other than O,
A, OS or AS, then it will have only two forms
singular and plural. grande (s) grandes (p)
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PLACEMENT OF ADJECTIVES

• Restrictive adjectives
• placed in front of the noun
• Descriptive adjectives
• placed after the noun
• Nouns used as adjectives
• placed after the noun and separated by the
  word de

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Exceptions to the rule
The adjectives good (bueno) and bad (malo) are
descriptive adjectives but are generally placed
in front of the nouns they modify. Also
adjectives that reflect an inherent quality of
the noun (cold ice) are also placed in front of
the noun.
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EXAMPLES
the big backpack la mochila grande a white
book un libro blanco three Spanish
notebooks tres cuadernos de español
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PRACTICE

• some school backpacks
• a big desk
• five English books
• two Spanish dictionaries
• a big notebook
• four new pencils

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PRACTICA

• unos bolígrafos de colegio
• un escritorio grande
• cinco libros de inglés
• dos diccionarios de español
• un cuaderno grande
• cuatro lápices nuevos