Adjetivos 1 Flashcards

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adjective definition

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A “describing” word that tells you more about a person, place or thing such as appearance, color size (i.e. pretty, blue, big)

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Descriptive Adjectives used with Ser

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Point out characteristics such as nationality, size color, shape, personality and appearance.

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Adjectives that end in -o.

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The feminine singular is formed by changing the -o to -a. The plural is formed by adding -s to the singular forms. El muchacho alto - Los muchachos altos la muchacha alta - las muchachas altas

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Adjectives that end in -e or a consonant

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Have the same masculine and feminine forms, but have singular and plural forms. el chico inteligente - los chicos inteligentes la chica inteligente - las chicas inteligentes el examen difícil - los exámenes difíciles la clase difícil - las clases difíciles

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Adjectives that end in -or

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Variable in both gender and number. el hombre trabajador - los hombres trabajadores la mujer trabajadora - las mujeres trabajadoras

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Adjectives that refer to nouns of different genders

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Use the masculine plural form. Manuel es alto. Lola es alta. Manuel y Lola son altos.

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Adjectives of Nationality ending in -o

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The feminine singular is formed by changing the -o to -a. The plural is formed by adding -s to the singular forms. chino - china, mexicano - mexicana chino - chino, mexicana - mexicanas

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Adjectives of nationality that end in -e

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Have the same masculine and feminine forms, but have singular and plural forms. canadiense - canadienses

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Adjectives of nationality that end in a consonant

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Form the feminine by adding -a. alemán - alemana español - española japonés - japonesa inglés - inglesa

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Adjectives of nationality which carry an accent mark on the last syllable

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Drop the accent in both the feminine and plural forms. inglés - inglesa alemán - alemanes

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Position of Adjectives

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generally follow the noun they modify. El niño RUBIO es de España. la mujer ESPAÑOLA habla inglés.

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Adjectives of Quantity

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Are placed before the modified noun. Hay MUCHOS libros en la biblioteca. Hablo con DOS turistas chinos.

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Bueno/a and malo/a

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Can be placed before or after a noun. When placed before a masculine noun the forms are shorted. bueno - buen: Joaquin es un buen amigo Joaquin es un amigo bueno. malo - mal Hoy es un mal dia. Hoy es un dia malo.

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When GRANDE appears before a singular noun

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It is shortened to GRAN - and the meaning of the word changes: gran = great grande = large Don Francisco es un gran hombre. (great man) La familia de Inés es grande. (large family)

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sports-related

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deportivo/a

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favorite

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favorito/a

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married

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casado/a

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siguiente

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following

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conocido/a

mas conocido/a

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known

best known

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abierto/a

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open

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aburrido/a

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bored; boring

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alegre

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happy; joyful

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amable

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nice; friendly

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avergonzado/a

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embarrassed

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cansado/a
tired
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cerrado/a
closed
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cómodo/a
comfortable
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confundido/a
confused
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contento/a
happy; content
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desordenado/a
disorderly
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enamorado/a (de)
in love (with)
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enojado/a
mad; angry
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equivocado/a
wrong
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feliz
happy
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limpio/a
clean
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listo/a
ready; smart
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ocupado/a
busy
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ordenado/a
orderly
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preocupado/a (por)
worried (about)
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seguro/a
sure, safe, confident
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sucio/a
dirty
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triste
sad
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# reverse following
siguiente
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# reverse known best known
conocido/a mas conocido/a
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# reverse open
abierto/a
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# reverse bored; boring
aburrido/a
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# reverse happy; joyful
alegre
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# reverse embarrassed
avergonzado/a
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# reverse tired
cansado/a
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# reverse closed
cerrado/a
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# reverse comfortable
cómodo/a
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# reverse confused
confundido/a
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# reverse happy; content
contento/a
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# reverse disorderly
desordenado/a
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# reverse in love (with)
enamorado/a (de)
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# reverse mad; angry
enojado/a
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# reverse wrong
equivocado/a
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# reverse happy
feliz
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# reverse clean
limpio/a
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# reverse ready; smart
listo/a
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# reverse nervous
nervioso/a
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# reverse busy
ocupado/a
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# reverse orderly
ordenado/a
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# reverse worried (about)
preocupado/a (por)
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# reverse sure, safe, confident
seguro/a
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# reverse dirty
sucio/a
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# reverse sad
triste
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# Reverse nice; friendly
amable
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barato/a
cheap
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bueno/a
good
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cada
each
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caro/a
expensive
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corto/a
short (in length)
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elegante
elegant
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hermoso/a
beautiful
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largo/a
long
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loco/a
crazy
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nuevo/a
new
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pobre
poor
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rico/a
rich
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# reverse cheap
barato/a
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# reverse good
bueno/a
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# reverse each
cada
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# reverse expensive
caro/a
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# reverse short (in length)
corto/a
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# reverse elegant
elegante
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# reverse beautiful
hermoso/a
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# reverse long
largo/a
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# reverse crazy
loco/a
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# reverse new
nuevo/a
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# reverse poor
pobre
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# reverse rich
rico/a
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pasado/a
last; past
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# Reverse last; past
pasado/a
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cada
each
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especial
special
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# reverse each
cada
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# reverse special
especial
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casado/a
married
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divorciado/a
divorced
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juntos/as
together
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separado/a
separated
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soltero/a
single
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viudo/a
widower/widow
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# reverse married
casado/a
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# reverse divorced
divorciado/a
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# reverse together
juntos/as
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# reverse separated
separado/a
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# reverse single
soltero/a
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# reverse widower/widow
viudo/a
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adecuado/a
appropriate
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opuesto/a
opposite
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silencioso/a
silent
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ruidoso/a
loud
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clara/o
clear
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linda/o
lovely, pretty, cute
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vacía/o
empty
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llena/o
full
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oscura/o
dark, obscure
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honesto/a
honest
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sensible
sensitive
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bonito/a
nice
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peligroso/a
dangerous
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popular
popular
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típico/a
typical
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ausente
absent
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famoso/a
famous
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tranquilo/a
quite, calm
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sonriente
smiling
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pálido/a
pale
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flaco/a
thin
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atractivo/a
attractive
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solitario/a
alone
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disgustabo/a
upset
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agradable
nice, pleasant
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agresivo/a
aggresive, provoking
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iluminado/a
illuminated, lit
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tímido/a
shy
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nervioso/a
nervous
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# reverse appropriate
adecuado/a
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# reverse opposite
opuesto/a
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# reverse silent
silencioso/a
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# reverse loud
ruidoso/a
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# reverse clear
clara/o
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# reverse lovely, pretty, cute
linda/o
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# reverse empty
vacía/o
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# reverse full
llena/o
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# reverse dark, obscure
oscura/o
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# reverse honest
honesto/a
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# reverse sensitive
sensible
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# reverse nice
bonito/a
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# reverse tranquil
tranquilo/a
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# reverse pale
pálido/a
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# reverse alone
solitario/a
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# reverse nervous
nervioso/a