Adjectives (before The Noun) Flashcards by Radhi Patel

Good

Bueno

buen
buena
buenos
buenas

*Bueno drops the -o before a masculine singular noun

Comes before the noun

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Bad

Malo

mal
mala
malos
malas

*Malo drops the -o before a masculine singular noun

Comes before the noun

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A lot of
Much
Many

Mucho
Muchos
Mucha
Muchas

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A little bit
A few
Not much
Not many

Poco
Pocos
Poca
Pocas

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Enough

Bastante
Suficiente

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Both

Ambos

Comes before the noun

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Each

Cada
*cada has the same form for both masculine and feminine

Comes before the noun

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Several

Varios
Varias

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Some

Alguno

algún
Alguna
Algunos
Algunas

*alguno drops the -o before a masculine noun

Comes before the noun

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Other
Another

Otro
Otra
Otros
Otras

**un and una don’t precede any form of otro and otra

Comes before the noun

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All
Every

Todo el
Toda la
Todos los
Todas las

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Próximo
Próxima
Próximos
Próximas

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Only

Único
Única

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Last
Final

Último
Última

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Former

Antiguo
Antigua

Before the noun:
Su antiguo novio (her former boyfriend)

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Certain

Cierto
Cierta

Before the noun:
Cierto día (a certain day)

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A sure thing

Cierto
Cierta

After the noun:
Una cosa cierta (a sure thing)

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Ancient

Antiguo
Antigua

After the noun:
Una civilización antigua (án ancient civilization)

Great

Gran
Grande

*grande shortens to gran before any singular noun (la gran mujer)

*before a noun

Big

Grande
Gran

*after a noun

Poor, unfortunate, unlucky

Pobre
*before a noun

Poor (without money)

Pobre
*after a noun

Same

Mismo
Misma

*before the noun

Himself, herself

Mismo
Misma

*after the noun

Longtime

Viejo Vieja Viejos Viejas *before the noun

Old (in years)

Viejo Viejos Vieja Viejas *after the noun

Right now

Ahora mismo

This very thing

Esta/esto * noun * mismo/misma

More than

Más + adjective + que La revista es más interesante que el libro The magazine is more interesting than the book

Less than

Menos + adjective + Que El libre es menos interesante que la revista The book is less interesting than the magazine

The same as

Tan + adjective + que Estas tortas son tan dulces como esos pasteles These cakes are as sweet as those pastries

The most

El/la más + adjective + de (The most + adjective + in) Quién es la persona más fuerte de su familia? Who is the strongest person in your family?

The least

El/la menos + adjective + de The least + adjective + de Cuál es la clase menos interesante de la escuela? Which is the least interesting class in the school?

Better

Mejor

The best

El mejor La mejor Los mejores Las mejores *after the noun

Worse

Peor

The worst

El peor La peor Los peores Las peores Ex: Ella es la peor de su escuela She is the worst in her school

Young

Joven

Younger

Menor *refers only to people

The youngest

El menor La menor Los menores Las menores *refers only to people *after the word, mi hermano menor

Old

Viejo

Older

Mayor *refers only to people

The oldest

El mayor La mayor Los mayores Las mayores *refers only to people