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Using Adjectives. All adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.

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Page 1: Using Adjectives. All adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.

Using Adjectives

Page 2: Using Adjectives. All adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.

All adjectives agree in gender

and number with the nouns they

modify

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Hombre cubano

Traduce en español

Cuban man

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Hombres cubanos

Traduce en español

Cuban men

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Mujer cubana

Traduce en español

Cuban woman

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Mujeres cubanas

Traduce en español

Cuban women

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Revista cubana

Traduce en español

Cuban magazine

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Adjectives of nationality that

end in consonant have an –a added for the feminine

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Chico español

Traduce en español

Spanish boy

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Chicos españoles

Traduce en español

Spanish boys

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Chica española

Traduce en español

Spanish girl

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Chicas españolas

Traduce en español

Spanish girls

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Adjectives of nationality that end in –n or –s have an accent

mark in masc form

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Chico alemán

Traduce en español

German boy

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Chicos alemanes

Traduce en español

German boys

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Chica alemana

Traduce en español

German girl

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Adjectives that end in –or, -ón, -án, or –ín have to add an –a in the feminine form

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Chico trabajador

Traduce en español

hardworking boy

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Chica trabajadora

Traduce en español

hardworking girl

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Adjectives that modify both a masc

and a femin noun use the masc plural form

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El chico y la chica mexicanos

Traduce en español

The Mexican girl and boy

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Adjectives usually follow a noun

EXCEPT….

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Adjectives describes an inherent

characteristic CAN precede the noun

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Blanca nieve(nieve blanca)

Traduce en español

White snow

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Adjectives which limit or quantify a noun CAN precede

the noun

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Hay muchos estudiantes aquí

Traduce en español

There are a lot of students here

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The following adjectives CAN

precede the noun

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-BothAmbos estudiantes

estudian mucho.

Traduce en español

Ambos

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-otherLos otros estudiantes

no estudian nada.

Traduce en español

Otro

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-rather/too muchHay bastante gente

en la clase.

Traduce en español

bastante

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-best/worstLa mejor respuesta es sí

Traduce en español

mejor/peor

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-someAlgún hombre me llamó.

Traduce en español

algún

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-not anyA ningún chico

Le gusto yo.

Traduce en español

ningún

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-sufficient/enoughHay suficiente tiempo.

Traduce en español

suficiente

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-a lot / varietyHay varias novelas

de leer.

Traduce en español

varios

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Some adjectives change meaning

according to their placement

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oldamigo viejo – friend that’s old

viejo amigo – old friend

Traduce en español

Viejo

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pooramigo pobre – friend that’s brokepobre amigo – unfortunate friend

Traduce en español

pobre

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sameamigo mismo – friend himselfmismo amigo – same friend

Traduce en español

mismo

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bigamigo grande – large-sized friend

gran amigo – great friend

Traduce en español

grande

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newamigo nuevo – brand new friend

nuevo amigo – new/different friend

Traduce en español

nuevo

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certainamigo cierto – sure/true friendcierto amigo – a certain friend

Traduce en español

cierto

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ancientamigo antiguo – old aged friendantiguo amigo – a former friend

Traduce en español

antiguo

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uniqueamigo único – a unique friend

único amigo – only friend

Traduce en español

único

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similaramigos semejantes –similar friendssemejantes amigos – such friends

Traduce en español

semejante

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differentamigos diferentes –different friendsdiferentes amigos – various friends

Traduce en español

diferente

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Sometimes more than one adjective will

modify the same noun. The adjective you want

to emphasize CAN precede the noun

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Un famoso artista moderno

Traduce en español

A FAMOUS modern artist

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A few adjectives have shortened

forms when they appear before

masc singular noun

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Hace buen tiempo

Traduce en español

Buen(o)

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Hace mal tiempo

Traduce en español

mal(o)

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Es el primer día del año

Traduce en español

primer(o)

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Es el tercer día del año

Traduce en español

tercer(o)

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San José - Saint JosephSanto Tomás – Saint Thomas

Traduce en españolSan – Saint

EXCEPTSanto – Saint :

in front of –Do and -To

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Tokyo is a great city.

A. Tokio es una grande ciudad.

B. Tokio es una ciudad grande.

C. Tokio es una gran ciudad

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Tokyo is a big city.

A. Tokio es una grande ciudad.

B. Tokio es una ciudad grande.

C. Tokio es una gran ciudad

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I have three blue pencils.

A. Tengo tres azules lápices.

B. Tengo tres lápices azules.

C. Tengo lápices tres y azules.

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Roberto is a longtime friend.

A. Roberto es un viejo amigo.

B. Roberto es un amigo viejo.

C. Roberto es un mucho tiempo amigo

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He bought a very old car.

A. Compró un muy viejo carro.

B. Compró un muy carro viejo.

C. Compró un viejo muy carro.

D. Compró un carro muy viejo.

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I bought a powerful, expensive, green car.A. Compré un poderoso, caro, verde carro.B. Compré un poderoso, caro y verde carro.C. Compré un carro poderoso, caro y verde.