Adjectives Rules Flashcards
How are adjectives placed on a sentence?
Adjectives that are descriptive usually follow the noun they describe.
el chicoalto
la chicaalta
los librospequeños
las plumasrojas
Adjectives of quantity almost always come before the noun. Such adjectives tell how much or how many.
pocoslibros
muchaenergía
muchotrabajo
pocascasas
Sometimes, a descriptive adjective can precede the noun. If the adjective is descriptive, but speaks of a quality that is inherent and usually taken for granted, the adjective comes first.
la blanca nieve
the white snow (snow is inherently white)
los altos picos
the tall peaks (peaks are inherently tall)
How are adjectives conjugated?
Adjectives that end in -o have four forms.
alto
alta
altos
altas
Adjectives of nationality ending in -o are no different from other such adjectives.
guatemalteco
guatemalteca
guatemaltecos
guatemaltecas
Adjectives that end in -e have two forms.
inteligente
inteligentes
Most adjectives ending with a consonant have two forms.
popular
populares
Adjectives of nationality ending in a consonant have four forms.
español
española
españoles
españolas
Adjectives ending in -or, -án, -ón, or -ín have four forms.
hablador
habladora
habladores
habladoras
Adjectives that are descriptive usually follow the noun they describe.
casa blanca
chica alta
When an adjective speaks of a quality that is inherent and usually taken for granted, the adjective precedes the noun.
la blanca nieve
los altos picos
Adjectives of quantity usually come before the noun.
pocos libros
muchos libros
