Ch 3 - La Familia Flashcards
Descriptive adjectives
Used with the verb SER
o/a/os/as
e/es (masc and fem)
or/ora/ores/oras
adjectives with an accent on the last syllable drop the accent in feminine and plural form
joven/jóvenes
Adjectives
Descriptive and nationality go after noun
Quantity adjectives go before the noun
Bueno/a and malo/a can be before or after a noun
Bueno or Malo before the noun lose the “o” buen/mal
Grande before the noun - gran = great
Grande after the noun - grande = big, large
Santo (saint) becomes San before masc. nouns
ie San Francisco
Stays Santo before masc. nouns that start with To-/Do -
ie Santo Domingo
Santo becomes Santa when before fem. nouns
ie Santa Bárbara
Possessive adjectives
mi/mis
tu/tus
su/sus
nuestro/a / nuestros/as
vuestro/a / vuestros/as
su/sus
possessive adjectives are always before the noun
-ER verbs
-o
-es
-e
-emos
-éis
-en
-IR verbs
-o
-es
-e
-imos
-ís
-en
TENIR
tengo
tienes
tiene
tenemos
tenéis
tienen
VENIR
vengo
vienes
viene
venimos
venís
vienen
To have to (do something)
tener que
To feel like (doing something)
tener ganas de