Adjectives

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  • Created on: 26-04-23 13:30

Adjective Agreement

 

In Spanish adjectives MUST agree with the nouns they are describing. Therefore depending on whether they are male, female, singular or plural, they have to change to match their noun.

Adjectives ending in:

Masculine singular

Feminine singular

Masculine plural

Feminine plural

-o/-a

pequeño

pequeña

pequeños

pequeñas

-e

grande

grande

grandes

grandes

-or/-ora

trabajador

trabajadora

trabajadores

trabajadoras

a consonant

azul

azul

azules

azules

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Position of adjectives

In Spanish, most adjectives come AFTER the noun. For example: una casa grande o un libro aburrido.

Some adjectives come prior to the noun. For example: la segunda película o los primeros días. Common adjectives that come before the noun are:

§  poco

§  mucho

§  próximo

§  último

§  alguno

§  ninguno

§  primero

§  segundo

§  tercero

Whereas some adjectives are shortened when they are put infront of a masculine singular noun:

§  Bueno -> buen

§  Malo -> mal

§  Primero -> primer

§  Tercero -> tercer

§  Alguno -> algún

§  Ninguno -> ningún

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comparatives

 

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