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Los adjetivos:

Los adjetivos:. Agreement, form, position. gender. Masculine Feminine Singular Plural Rojo, roja, rojos, rojas. Ending in o. If an adjective ends in o and is masculine, the feminine version will end in a. amigo, amiga. Ending in e.

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Los adjetivos:

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  1. Los adjetivos: Agreement, form, position

  2. gender • Masculine • Feminine • Singular • Plural • Rojo, roja, rojos, rojas

  3. Ending in o • If an adjective ends in o and is masculine, the feminine version will end in a. • amigo, amiga

  4. Ending in e • Adjectives that end in e are both masculine and feminine. • Una clase interesante. • Un hombre interesante.

  5. Plurals • Generally, adjectives follow the same rules as nouns for forming the plural. vowel + s consonant + es

  6. Nationality • Not capitalized • Follow the same rules: • o, a, os, as, e, es, l, la, les, las • español, española, españoles, españolas • americano, americana, americanos, americanas • canadiense, canadienses

  7. Position • Goes before noun: • Limiting (numerals, unstressed possessives, indefinites, demonstratives, interrogatives) • Mi esposo es generoso. • Julieta es una mujer organizada. • Tenemos muchos recuerdos agradables de Pablo.

  8. Position • 2 or more: • When 2 or more adjectives modify a noun they are placed according the the previous rules. • When descriptive adjectives follow a noun they are connected by “y” • Nuestros amigos, optimistas y apasionados, creen que es hora de rebelarse.

  9. Position (known quality) • When descriptive adjectives precede the noun they modify they describe a known quality. • Las altas montañas de los Andes son impresionantes.

  10. Spelling changes: • Some adjectives have a spelling change before the noun. • Bueno, malo, primero, tercero, uno, alguno and ninguno drop the final “o” before a masculine singular noun. • Cualquiera shortens to cualquier before any singular noun. • Algún and ningún require a written accent.

  11. Spelling changes…. • ¿Lees un buen libro? • George Washington fue el primer presidente de los EEUU. • Hay un examen el viernes. • Algún estudiante dejó estos libros en la clase.

  12. Spelling changes….. • Grande, ciento, and santo drop the final syllable in the following cases: • Grande becomes gran before masc or fem nouns. The meaning changes to great. • Ciento becomes cien before a noun in counting and before the adjective mil. • Santo becomes San bfore the name of all masculine saints except those beginning in Do or To.

  13. Spelling changes: • Cien estudiantes inteligentes • No gano cien mil dólares al año. • ¿Viajas a San Juan o a Santo Domingo?

  14. Meaning ChangesBefore or after • Before After • Certain, particular cierto certain, sure • Darn dichoso lucky, happy • Great impressive grande (gran) large • Half medio middle average • Same mismo the thing itself • Another, different nuevo brand new • Unfortunate pobre poor • Own propio proper • Sheer puro pure • Former viejo old, aged

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