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Descriptive Adjectives. Descriptive Adjectives. Most adjectives have 4 forms: Masculine Feminine Singular Plural. Descriptive Adjectives. Most adjectives agree with the noun in both number and gender: -o - dor r ojo rojos explorador exploradores r oja rojas exploradora exploradoras
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Descriptive Adjectives • Most adjectives have 4 forms: Masculine Feminine Singular Plural
Descriptive Adjectives Most adjectives agree with the noun in both number and gender: -o-dor rojorojosexploradorexploradores rojarojasexploradoraexploradoras -ol -ón españolespañolesmandónmandones españolaespañolasmandonamandonas
Descriptive Adjectives -án musulmánmusulmanes musulmanamusulmanas
Descriptive Adjectives • Some adjectives ending in –a, -e, -í and –ú or a consonant have only 2 forms as they agree with the noun in number only: inteligente --- inteligentes belga-------------belgas marroquí-------marroquíes hindú------------hindúes común-----------comunes feliz---------------felices
Descriptive Adjectives Position and Agreement Most adjectives follow the noun: la chicafeliz el cocherojo lasbicletasrojas los amigos interesantes
Descriptive Adjectives When an adjective modifies 2 nouns of the same gender, the adjective is plural. If the nouns have different genders, the adjective is masculine plural. La clase y la profesoraespañolas La clase y el profesorespañoles
Descriptive Adjectives Some adjectives come before the noun and drop the “-o” before a masculine singular noun bueno—buenmalo---mal alguno---algúnninguno---ningún primero---primer tercero---tercer
Descriptive Adjectives Ejemplos: un buenchico un mal viaje el primer amigo el tercerexamen algúndíaningúnlibro
Descriptive Adjectives • Grande changes spelling and meaning depending on its placement before or after the noun Un hombre grande = a large/big man Un gran hombre = a great man
Descriptive Adjectives • Some adjectives change meaning depending on their placement before or after the noun AdjectiveBeforeAfter Antiguo former old Cierto certain true Mismo same itself Nuevo new/different brand new Pobre unfortunate poor Viejo old/long-standing old (age)