Ajectivos

Los Ajectivos

​Spanish Adjectives

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​RULES:

• Adjectives describe nouns. 

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Rule 1: In English, adjectives come before the noun that they describe. However, in Spanish, they come after the noun. 

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***Exception: Some Spanish adjectives can change the meaning of the noun depending on if they are placed before or after the noun. ***

Rule 2: Adjectives agree with nouns in gender (feminine or masculine ending and number (singular or plural)

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Singular M Plural M

Un lapiz (m) amarillo Los lapices (m) amarillos.

A yellow pencil. The yellos pencils.

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Singular F Plural F

Una camisa (f) amarilla Las camisas (f) amarillas.​

​ A yellow shirt. ​ The yellow shirts.

​EXCEPTIONS

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Gender Exceptions:

• Adjectives that end in -e,-l, -ista, and -z do not change. Adjectives ending in -or, -on, and -in change by adding on an -a

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​ Un caballo cafe- a brown horse Un carro azul= a blue car

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Number Exceptions:

• Adjectives that end in -z change to -ces.

• Chico feliz=1 happy​ boy Chicos felices= more than one happy boys.

Subject | Subject

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Multiple Choice

My red book (singular masculine).

Mi libro ______________

• Mi libro roja

• Mi libro rojo

Multiple Choice

The blue car (singular masculine).

El carro ______________

• azul

• azula

Multiple Choice

The orange flower (singular feminine).

La flor ____________

• anaranjado

• anaranjada

Multiple Choice

The black pen (singular feminine).

La pluma ____________

• negro

• negra

Multiple Choice

The white duck (singular masculine).

El pato ____________

• blanco

• blanca

Multiple Choice

The red cars (plural masculine).

Los carros ____________

• rojos

• rojas

Multiple Choice

The purple shirts (plural feminine).

Las camisas ____________

• morados

• moradas

Multiple Choice

The big dog (singular masculine).

grande = big

• El perro grande

• El perro grando

Multiple Choice

A beautiful house (singular feminine).

• Una casa bonito

• Una casa bonita

Extra Instruction

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