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 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 will
usually have four forms and the form that you use
in any given sentence must agree with the noun
that it modifies. 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 two, then it will usually have only two
forms singular and plural. inteligente (s)
inteligentes (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 students
• a disorganized notebook
• four hard working boys

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PRACTICA

• unas mochilas de escuela
• un pupitre grande
• cinco libros de inglés
• dos estudiantes de español
• un cuaderno desordenado
• cuatro chicos trabajadores