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Los Adjetivos
AdjectivesJosh Lisi
Adjective Placement
In English placed before the nounex: the red house
the big bookthe long marker
In Spanish placed after the nounex: la casa roja
el libro grandeel marcador largo
Adjective Agreement
Nouns in Spanish are: singular, plural, masculine, or feminine
el chico los chicosla chica las chicas
Adjectives in Spanish always agree with the noun in gender and number, this means: singular, plural, masculine, or feminineperezoso perezosos
perezosa perezosas
Adjective Agreement (cont…)
Adjectives ending in an “o” will have all 4 forms of the adjective: o, a, os, as
Adjectives ending in an “e” describe both masculine and feminine adjectives therefore does not change.
chico amable chicos amableschica amable chicas amables
Adjectives have the same rule as nouns to make them plural, if it ends in a vowel add a “s,” and if it ends in a consonant add an “es.”
Adjective Agreement (cont…)
Adjectives that end in “ista” are both masculine and femininechico deportista chicos deportistaschica deportista chicas deportistas
Adjectives that end in “or” are masculine and“ora” are feminine
trabajador trabajadorestrabajadoratrabajadoras
Practicamos
1. La profesora _________ (pretty)2. El estudiante __________ (intelligent)3. El papel ________ (white)4. Los pupitres _________ (brown)5. María es _________ (bold)6. El profesor __________ (athletic)7. La música ________ (high)8. Las madres ___________ (kind)
bonita
inteligente
blanco
marrones
atrevida
deportista
alta
amables