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.
List the seven most common adjectives that are placed before nouns.
- belo, lindo, bonito (beautiful)
- jovem (young)
- velho (old)
- pequeno (small, little)
- rico (rich)
“Uma casa grande” means…
a big house
noun + grande = big + noun
Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.
Translate “um grande homem.”
a great man
grande + noun = great + noun
Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.
What does “um bom menino” mean?
a kind boy
bom + noun = kind + noun
Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.
The meaning of “um amigo bom” is…
a good friend
noun + bom = good + noun
Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.
Translate “the wrong book.”
o mau livro
mau + noun = wrong + noun
Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.
What does “um livro mau” mean?
a bad book
noun + mau = bad + noun
Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.
The meaning of “um novo carro” is…
new (recently gotten) car
novo + noun = new (recently gotten) + noun
Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.
State “the brand-new house” in Portuguese.
a casa nova
noun + nova = brand-new + noun
Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.
Translate “o pobre cachorro.”
the poor (unfortunate/miserable) dog
pobre + noun = poor (unfortunate/miserable) + noun
Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.
What does “a mulher pobre” mean?
the poor (impoverished) woman
noun + pobre = poor (impoverished) + noun
Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.
“O verdadeiro jornal” means…
the real newspaper
verdadeiro + noun = real + noun
Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.
How do you say “the true fact” in Portuguese?
o facto verdadeiro
noun + verdadeiro = true + noun
Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.
The Portuguese for “a wooden house” is…
uma casa de madeira
de/a + noun can be used instead of relative adjectives and designate phenomenon, material, etc.
Translate “yesterday’s newspaper.”
o jornal de ontem
The preposition “de” can be combined with other parts of speech to replace relative adjectives.
