Adjective Placement/Meaning Change Flashcards

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un hombre alto

un alto hombre

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a tall man

a top/high-class man

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una mesa antigua

una antigua mesa

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an antique table

an old/former/ancient table

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una chica baja

una baja chica

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a short girl

a low-quality girl

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un amigo bueno

un bueno amigo

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a good/gentle/generous friend

a simple/good friend

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una cosa cierta

una cierta cosa

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a true/right thing

a certain thing

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un hombre cualquiera

cualquier persona

(“cualquier” before nouns)

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an everyday/ordinary man (type doesn’t matter)

any/whichever person (of those available)

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dos personas diferentes

los diferentes perros

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two different people

the various dogs

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dos personas distintas

los distintos perros

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two different/distinct people

the various dogs

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dos personas varias

los varios perros

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two different people

the various dogs

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mi amiga dulce

mi dulce amiga

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my sweet friend

my good/nice friend

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un hombre grande

un gran hombre

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a big man

a great man

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en ese mismo momento

lo hizo ella misma
lo hizo él mismo

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at that same moment

she made it herself
he made it himself

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una casa nueva

la casa es nueva

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a new/newly made house

the house is new/newly acquired

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la niña pobre

la pobre niña

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the poor girl

the unfortunate girl

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¿tiene coche propio?

el propio director

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do you have your own car?

the director himself

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aire puro

por pura casualidad

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fresh/pure air

by sheer chance

17
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es un hombre muy raro

de rara perfección

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he’s a very strange or odd man

of rare perfection

18
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por simple vanidad

una casa simple

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out of pure/mere vanity

a simple/modest house

19
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iré solo

hay un solo problema

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I’ll go alone or on my own

there’s only one problem

20
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un libro triste

un triste libro

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a sad book

a dreadful book

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una única hija

un hijo único

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an only child

a unique child

22
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mi amigo viejo

mi vieja amiga

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my old/aged friend

my former/long-time friend