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Adjetivos
(Adjectives)
Capítulo 1
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Words that
describe people
and things are
called
ADJECTIVES
(adjetivos):
Masculine
adjective are
used to
describe masc.
nouns.
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In Spanish, most adjectives
have both masculine and
feminine forms.
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The masc. form usually ends in
–o
The fem. form usually ends in
–a
Marcos es bueno y simpático.
Marcos is good and friendly.
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Fem adj. are used to
describe fem nouns.
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Adjectives whose
masc. form ends in –
dor have a fem form
that ends in –dora.
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Marta es ordenada y
simpática.
Marta is neat and
friendly.
Juan es trabajador.
Juan is hardworking.
Luz es trabajadora.
Luz is hardworking.
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Adjectives that end
–e (or a consonant)
describe both masc.
and fem nouns.
Adjectives that end in
–ista describe both
masc. and fem
nouns.
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Anita es inteligente.
Anita is intelligent.
Pedro es inteligente
también.
Pedro is intelligent
also.
Tomás es deportista.
Tomás is sportsminded.
Marta es deportista
también.
Marta is sportsminded too.
Masculine Feminine
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Examples
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ordenado
trabajador
paciente
deportista
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ordenada
trabajadora
paciente
Deportista
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To make
an
adjective
plural:
1.
If it ends in a vowel, just
add an –s after the vowel
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2.
La muchacha es morena.
Las muchachas son
morenas.
If the adj. ends in a
consonant, add an –es to
make it plural
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El muchacho es joven. Los
muchachos son jóvenes.
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Agreement
Adjectives must
agree in gender
(masc/fem) and
number (sing/pl) with
the noun they
describe.
When an adj.
describes a group
including both masc.
and fem. nouns, use
the masc. plural
form.
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La muchacha es baja.
El amigo es mexicano.
Las alumnas son bajas.
Los amigos son mexicanos.
El profesor Davis y la
profesora Sala son unos
profesores buenos.
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Placement of
adjectives
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In Spanish, adjectives
usually come after
the noun they
describe.
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Margarita es una
muchacha bonita.
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Margarita is a pretty girl
Notice how bonita
followed muchacha in
the previous sentence.
Did you notice that in
the English sentence
the adjective came
before the noun?
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Subject Verb article/noun adjective
(if available)
Sara
es una muchacha muy bonita
Here’s a
simple
pattern
you can
follow
Pablo es
when
writing a
sentence La Sra. es
Ortiz
in
Spanish.
un alumno
inteligente
una profesora
muy buena
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1. El muchach____ es inteligent___ y seri____.