ADJECTIVESADJECTIVESADJECTIVESADJECTIVESWhat are adjectives?What are adjectives?

How do we use them is Spanish?How do we use them is Spanish?

What is an Adjective?What is an Adjective?What is an Adjective?What is an Adjective?

Describes a person place or Describes a person place or thing.thing.

Quick Overview: Articles & Word Gender• Gender:

– All words have gender in Spanish • Masculine & Neutral words end in consonants

and vowels excepting ‘a’, gender specific• Feminine words end in “a” and “ion” and are

gender specific.

• Article: The/ Those– Masculine: el (singular) los (plural) – Feminine: La (singular) las (plural)

Where are adjectives placed in an English

sentence?Adjectives are placed before the noun.

Example:The happy girl plays.

The happy girl plays.

New vocabulary:adjectives practice

• grosero [growser-oh]• chevere [cheh-vehr-eh]• feliz [fay-lees]• simpático/a [seem-pat-ee-ko] • desagradable [des-ah-grad-ah-blay]• Alto/a [al-toe] • Bajo/a [bah-ho]

flaco/a [fla-ko]

• rude• Cool• happy• Nice• Mean• Tall• Short• Skinny

How adjectives are used in Spanish!The happy girl plays.La chica feliz juega.The tall boy talksEl chico alto hablaThe tall girl talksLa chica alta habla

Adjective Rules•Rule 1: In Spanish the adjective comes after the noun.

Ex: casa blanca chico corto•Rule 2: The ending of the adjective changes to match the gender of the noun. Ex: tall girl la chica alta

tall boy el chico alto•Rule 3: If the gender of the adjective is neutral the adjective stays neutral, the article indicates the gender

Ex: happy girl la chica feliz happy boy el chico feliz

Adjective Rules• Rule 4: The ending of the adjectives changes if the

noun is plural.Ex: the tall girls las chicas altasRules 5: Articles will match adjective and nouns in

gender and pluralityEx: la chica alta (fs) las chicas altas (fp)

el chico alto (ms) los chicos altos (mp)*

* *fs (feminine singular), *fp (feminine plural), * ms (masculine singular), *mp (masculine plural)

Adjective PracticeEx: the tall boy

el chico alto• Rude: The rude boy (chico)• Cool: The cool mothers (madres)• Happy: The happy cat- male (gato_• Nice: The nice girls (chicas)• Mean: The mean student- neutral (estudiante)• Tall: The tall dogs (perros)• Short: The short dad (padre)• Skinny: The skinny witches (brujas)

Adjective PracticeEx: the tall boyel chico alto• Rude: The rude boy (chico)

–El chico grosero

• Cool: The cool mothers (madres)–Las madres cheveres

• Happy: The happy cat- male (gato)–El gato feliz

• Nice: The happy girls (chicas)–Las chicas simpáticas

Adjective PracticeEx: the tall boyel chico alto• Mean: The mean student- neutral (estudiante)

–El estudiante desagradable

• Tall: The tall dogs (perros)–Los perros altos

• Short: The short dad (padre)–El padre bajo

• Skinny: The skinny witches (brujas)–Las brujas flacas

In your words….

1. What is an adjective?2. What are the five rules for using

adjectives in Spanish. Give an example of each.

Rule 5: PracticeRules 5: Articles will match adjective and nouns in gender and

pluralityEx: la chica alta (fs) las chicas altas (fp)

el chico alto (ms) los chicos altos (mp)*

*fs (feminine singular), *fp (feminine plural), * ms (masculine singular), *mp (masculine plural)

Assignment: Back of pg 2 Forms of the Adjectives (fs, fp, ms, mp)