Adjectives Flashcards
Adjectives that end in -o have four forms…
masculine singular, feminine singular, masculine plural, and feminine plural.
form the plural (of both masculine and femiminine) by adding ‘s’
alto, alta, altos, altas
tall (masculine singular),
tall (feminine singular),
tall (masculine plural),
tall (feminine plural))
Adjectives that end in -e have two forms…
singular and plural (these work for both masculine and feminine)
form the plural by adding ‘s’
inteligente, inteligentes
intelligent (singular)
intelligent (plural))
Most adjectives that end in a consonant have two forms…
singular and plural (these work for both masculine and feminine)
form the plural by adding ‘es’
popular, populares
popular (singular)
popular (plural))
Adjectives of nationality ending in a consonant have four forms…
masculine singular, feminine singular, masculine plural, and feminine plural.
español, española, españoles, españolas
Spanish (masculine singular)
Spanish (feminine singular)
Spanish (masculine plural)
Spanish (feminine plural)
Adjectives ending in -or, -án, -ón, or -ín have four forms
masculine singular, feminine singular, masculine plural, and feminine plural.
hablador, habladora, habladores, habladoras
talkative (masculine singular)
talkative (feminine singular)
talkative (masculine plural)
talkative (feminine plural)
Adjectives that are descriptive usually follow…
the noun they describe.
casa blanca, chica alta (white house, tall girl)
When an adjective speaks of a quality that is inherent and usually taken for granted, the adjective ________ the noun.
fill in the blank with either ‘precedes’ or ‘follows’
precedes
la blanca nieve, los altos picos (the white snow, the high peaks)
Adjectives of quantity usually come ________ the noun.
fill in the blank with ‘before’ or ‘after’
before
pocos libros, muchos libros (few books, many books)
