Adjectives Flashcards
What is “the black book” in Portuguese?
o livro preto
Adjectives agree with nouns in gender and number. Masculine adjectives end in -o.
Complete the sentence: “a casa…” (the white house).
branca
Adjectives agree with nouns in gender and number. Feminine adjectives end in -a.
Turn “branco” (white) feminine.
branca
Adjectives form their feminine by changing the ending to -a.
How do adjectives ending in consonants become feminine?
by adding -a.
What’s the feminine form of “Europeu” (European)?
Europeia
Adjectives ending in -eu have their feminine form in -eia.
*State the feminine form of “Alemão” (German).
Alemã
Adjectives ending in -ão form their feminine in -ã, -oa, or -ona.
*The feminine form of “brincalhão” (playful) is…
brincalhona
Adjectives ending in -ão form their feminine in -ã, -oa, or -ona.
Turn “pessimista” (pessimistic) feminine.
pessimista
Most adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine retain the same form in the feminine.
What’s the feminine form of “doce” (sweet)?
doce
Most adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine retain the same form in the feminine.
The feminine form of “original” (original) is…
original
Most adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine retain the same form in the feminine.
Turn “jovem” (young) feminine.
jovem
Most adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine retain the same form in the feminine.
*What’s the feminine form of “feliz” (happy)?
feliz
Most adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine retain the same form in the feminine.
*no -ar example
Complete the sentence: “os livros…” (the black books)
pretos
Adjectives become plural by adding -s.
Translate “white houses.”
as casas brancas
Adjectives become plural by adding -s.
Special cases of pluralizing adjectives…
tend to follow the same rules as nouns.
