1. Soy Somos Eres X Es Son Remember “Ser?”
Adjectives are words that describe people, places, and things. In Spanish, descriptive adjectives are used with the verb ser to point out characteristics such as nationality, size, color, shape, personality, and appearance.
Remember “Ser?”
Soy
Somos
Eres X Es
Son
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2. Forms and agreement of adjectives
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3. Adjectives that end in -o have four different forms
Adjectives that end in -o have four different forms. The feminine singular is formed by changing the -o to -a. The plural is formed by adding -s to the singular forms.
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4. Adjectives that end in -e or a consonant have the same masculine and feminine forms.
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5. Adjectives that end in -or are variable in both gender and number.
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6. Adjectives that refer to nouns of different genders use the masculine plural form.
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7. Adjectives of nationality
Unlike in English, Spanish adjectives of nationality are not capitalized. Proper names of countries, however, are capitalized.
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8. Adjectives of nationality are formed like other descriptive adjectives
Adjectives of nationality are formed like other descriptive adjectives. Those that end in -o form the feminine by changing the -o to -a.
The plural is formed by adding an -s to the masculine or feminine form.
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9. Adjectives of nationality that end in -e have only two forms, singular and plural.
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10. Adjectives of nationality that end in a consonant form the feminine by adding -a.
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11. Adjectives of nationality which carry an accent mark on the last syllable drop it in the feminine and plural forms.
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12. Position of adjectives
Descriptive adjectives and adjectives of nationality generally follow the nouns they modify.
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13. Unlike descriptive adjectives, adjectives of quantity are placed before the modified noun.
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14. Bueno/a and malo/a can be placed before or after a noun
Bueno/a and malo/a can be placed before or after a noun. When placed before a masculine singular noun, the forms are shortened: bueno buen; malo mal.
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15. When grande appears before a singular noun, it is shortened to gran, and the meaning of the word changes: gran = great and grande = big, large.
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16. Provide the appropriate forms of the adjectives
Provide the appropriate forms of the adjectives. The first item in each group has been done for you.
Mi hermano es ________.
La profesora Martínez es _____.
Rosa y Teresa son _____.
Nosotros somos _____.
Hans es ________.
Mis primas son _____.
Marcus y yo somos _____.
Mi tía es _____.
simpático
alemán
simpático
alemán
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17. Provide the appropriate forms of the adjectives
Provide the appropriate forms of the adjectives. The first item in each group has been done for you. (cont’d)
La química es _______.
El curso es _____.
Las pruebas son _____.
Los libros son _____.
Su esposo es _______.
Mis sobrinas son _____.
Los padres de ella son _____.
Marta es _____.
difícil
guapo
difícil
guapo
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18. La chica/rubio/trabajar/en la escuela
Ella/ser/trabajador/y/interesante
Los profesores/norteamericano/regresar/a
la escuela
Nosotros/desayunar/antes de la escuela
Los chicos/guapo/estudiar/en la universidad
Mis primas/joven/terminar/la tarea
Mi tia/ecuatoriano/enseñar/español
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