Adjectives, Possessive Adjectives & Pronouns

Question 1

Some adjectives always go before the noun in Spanish. What are they?

Answer 1

alguno, ambos, bastante, demasiado, mucho, ninguno, poco, suficiente, todo, varios

Question 2

Some adjectives change form if they come before a masculine singular noun. What are they, and what do they change to?

Answer 2

bueno - buen
malo - mal
primero - primer
tercero - tercer
alguno - algún
ninguno - ningún

Question 3

Some adjectives change meaning depending on if they come before or after the noun. For example, how does the meaning change for antiguo or viejo?

Answer 3

Before: former, previous
After: old, ancient

Question 4

Some adjectives change meaning depending on if they come before or after the noun. For example, how does the meaning change for nuevo?

Answer 4

Before: new to me, another
After: brand new

Question 5

Some adjectives change meaning depending on if they come before or after the noun. For example, how does the meaning change for mismo?

Answer 5

Before: the same
After: himself, herself, etc.

Question 6

Some adjectives change meaning depending on if they come before or after the noun. For example, how does the meaning change for pobre?

Answer 6

Before: unfortunate
After: poor (no money)

Question 7

Some adjectives change meaning depending on if they come before or after the noun. For example, how does the meaning change for grande?

Answer 7

Before: great
After: big

Question 8

Some adjectives change meaning depending on if they come before or after the noun. For example, how does the meaning change for puro?

Answer 8

Before: nothing but
After: pure (clean)

Question 9

Some adjectives change meaning depending on if they come before or after the noun. For example, how does the meaning change for simple?

Answer 9

Before: just, only
After: simple, not smart

Question 10

Some adjectives change meaning depending on if they come before or after the noun. For example, how does the meaning change for verde?

Answer 10

Before: unripe
After: green (color)

Question 11

Some adjectives change meaning depending on if they come before or after the noun. For example, how does the meaning change for único?

Answer 11

Before: only
After: unique

Question 12

Some adjectives change meaning depending on if they come before or after the noun. For example, how does the meaning change for propio?

Answer 12

Before: own
After: proper

Question 13

Do the majority of adjectives in Spanish come before or after the noun?

Answer 13

After

Question 14

What are the possessive adjectives in English?

Answer 14

my, your, his, her, our, their

Question 15

What are the possessive pronouns in English?

Answer 15

mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs

Question 16

What are the possessive adjectives for “my” in Spanish?

Answer 16

mi and mis

Question 17

What are the possessive adjectives for “your” in Spanish?

Answer 17

tu and tus

Question 18

What are the possessive adjectives for “his”, “her”, “their” (except for Spain), or “its” in Spanish?

Answer 18

su and sus

Question 19

What are the possessive adjectives for “our” in Spanish?

Answer 19

nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras

Question 20

What are the possessive adjectives for “their” in Spanish (in Spain)?

Answer 20

vuestro, vuestra, vuestros, vuestras

Question 21

Do possessive adjectives agree with the noun they modify or the owner of the noun?

Answer 21

The noun they modify.

Question 22

What are the possessive pronouns for “mine” in Spanish?

Answer 22

mío, mía, míos, mías

Question 23

What are the possessive pronouns for “yours” in Spanish?

Answer 23

tuyo, tuya, tuyos, tuyas

Question 24

What are the possessive pronouns for “his”, “hers”, “theirs” (except for Spain), or “its” in Spanish?

Answer 24

suyo, suya, suyos, suyas

Question 25

Are “our”, “ours”, “their”, and “theirs” all the same for both possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives?

Answer 25

Yes. They are nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras, vuestro, vuestra, vuestros, vuestras.

Question 26

In a sentence, what do possessive pronouns replace?

Answer 26

Nouns

Question 27

Do definite articles (el, la, los, las) have to agree with the gender and number of the noun replaced?

Answer 27

Yes

Question 28

Do possessive pronouns have to agree with the gender and number of the noun replaced?

Answer 28

Yes

Question 29

When is it okay to leave out the definite article with possessive pronouns?

Answer 29

When the verb ser comes before the possessive pronoun.

Question 30

If the adjective goes First it is ___________, and if it goes Last it is ___________.

Answer 30

Figurative; Literal