Los adjetivos Adjectives are words that describe nouns

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Los adjetivosAdjectives are words that describe nouns.

p. 66 “Noun-Adjective Agreement”

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Adjetivos de personalidad (Personality Adjectives)

BuenoCómicoSimpáticoOrganizado

Perezoso

InteligenteArtísticoAtlético

MaloSerioAntipático*DesorganizadoTrabajadorEstudiosoTonto*

*Add to your list; not in the book

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Adjetivos de apariencia(Appearance Adjectives)

AltoPequeñoDelgado*

Feo*

ViejoRubioPelirrojo

Bajo (short, height)

GrandeGordo*BonitoGuapo

JovenCastaño

Other helpful words for appearance:

el pelo (hair)

*Add to your list; not in the book

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Los adjetivos (Adjectives)*Reglas (Rules)

#1: Most adjetivos are placed AFTER the noun they describe.

In English, we say “the tall boy”. (...the adjectives always appear before the noun)

In Spanish, “the tall boy” is written as “the boy tall”:

“el chico alto”

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#2: Adjetivos must agree in NUMBER and GENDER with the noun they describe!

But what does that really mean?

If a noun is plural, the adjective must be plural.If a noun is feminine, the adjective must be

feminine. And so on....

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#3: So…. Adjetivos that end in –o are changed to -a when they describe a feminine noun.

alto alta

el chico la chica

*Remember: adjetivos appear AFTER the noun they describe!

alto*alta*

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#3.1: For adjetivos that originally end in –o or –a : to make it plural, simply add –s.

alto altosalta altas

el chico alto los chicos la chica alta las chicas

altosaltas

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#3.2: So, adjetivos that originally end in –o have 4 forms in Spanish:

Masculine, singular (-o)Feminine, singular (-a)Masculine, plural (-os)Feminine, plural (-as)

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Práctica: los adjetivosChoose the word in parentheses that correctly

describes the noun before it.

1. La chica (estudioso / buena)2. Los chicos (cómicos / guapa)3. El maestro (artística / organizado)4. Los libros (viejos / pequeña)5. La maestra (simpática / desorganizado)6. Las amigas (organizadas / cómicos)7. El amigo (mala / alto)8. Los maestros (serios / bajo)

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Los adjetivos: resumen de la leccion de ayer

(a summary of yesterday’s lesson)

Regla #1: Most adjectives are placed where?

Regla #2: Adjectives agree in ________ and _______.

Regla #3: Adjectives that end in –o can change to an _____ when they describe a feminine noun.

Regla #3.1:To adjectives that end in –o or –a we simply add ______ to make them plural.

NUMBERGENDER

AFTER the noun!

-A

-S

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Los adjetivos

Día 2

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1. El libro (pequeña / bueno)2. La profesora (seria / organizado)3. Los maestros (artísticos / viejas)4. La señora (alta / bajo)5. El amigo (pelirroja / perezoso)6. Los chicos (desorganizados / cómicas)7. La maestra (buena / simpático)8. Los amigos (artístico / atléticos)

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#4: Adjetivos that end in –e are GENDER NEUTRAL (both masculine and feminine) and remain unchanged when they describe a singular noun.

el chicola chica

*Remember: adjetivos appear AFTER the noun they describe!

inteligente*inteligente*

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#4.1: For adjetivos that originally end in –e: to make it plural, simply add –s.

inteligente inteligentes

el chico inteligente los chicos la chica inteligente las chicas

inteligentesinteligentes

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#5: Adjetivos that end in a consonant usually remain unchanged when they describe singular masculine and feminine nouns.

el chicola chica

jovenjoven

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#5.1: Adjetivos that end in a consonant: to make them plural, add –es:

joven jóvenes*

el chico joven los chicos la chica joven las chicas

jóvenesjóvenes

*This adjective happens to get an added accent mark too.

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#5.2: So, adjetivos that end in –e or a consonant have 2 forms:

*singular (-e or consonant):...inteligente, joven

*plural (-es):...inteligentes, jóvenes

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#5.3: There is at least one exception to “Regla #5”:

*trabajador (hard-working) changes to *trabajadora when describing a female

el chico trabajador (the hard-working boy)

la chica trabajadora (the hard-working girl)

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4 forms of “trabajador”:

TrabajadorTrabajadoresTrabajadoraTrabajadoras

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UN RESUMEN: Las reglas de adjetivos

1. Adjectives agree in _______ and _______.2. Where do adjectives usually get placed?

_____________________3. Adjectives that end in –o have how many forms?

_____ *Their endings are ____, ____, ____,and____.

4. Adjectives that end in –e have how many forms? _____ *They are __________ and __________.

5. How do you make adjectives plural if they end in a consonant? _________*But how many forms does “trabajador” have? ____

NUMBER GENDER

AFTER THE NOUN

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-o -a -os -as

singular plural

Add -es4

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1. Las maestras (altas / trabajador)2. Los hombres (pelirrojo / organizados)3. La mujer (inteligentes / joven)4. El borrador (grande / pequeña)5. Las ventanas (cerrados / abiertas)6. Las amigas (estudiosas / joven)7. El estudiante (cómica / simpático)8. Los estudiantes (trabajadores / atlético)

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Práctica: los adjetivosFill in the blank with the correct FORM of the

adjective in parentheses.

1. La profesora ___________ (short)2. Unos maestros ___________ (ugly)3. Las mujeres ____________ (pretty)4. Los libros ___________ (small)5. El amigo ____________ (studious)6. Unas amigas ____________ (lazy)7. El estudiante ____________ (disorganized)8. La estudiante ____________ (hard-working)9. Un hombre _____________ (serious)10. Una persona ____________ (funny)

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Traducciones1. The tall student (f.)2. The organized teacher (m.)3. The short friend (m.)4. The intelligent boys5. The nice woman6. The lazy girls7. The funny man8. The athletic boy

La estudiante altaEl maestro organizadoEl amigo bajoLos chicos inteligentesLa mujer simpáticaLas chicas perezosasEl hombre cómicoEl chico atlético

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Traducciones1. The studious student (f.)2. The serious boys3. The nice student (f.)4. The good-looking girl5. The red-haired friend (m.)6. The athletic students (m. & f.)7. The artistic woman8. The short men

La estudiante estudiosaLos chicos seriosLa estudiante simpaticaLa chica guapaEl amigo pelirrojoLos estudiantes atleticosLa mujer artisticaLos hombres bajos

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*Una prueba (un quiz) el viernes:

Vocabulary only! ALL ADJECTIVES pg. 75:-People -Personality Adj.-*Colors -Appearance Adj.-Other Words and Phrases

Matching: English Spanish definitions

Matching: Opposites Spanish-to-Spanish

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Práctica: TraduccionesTranslate the following phrases using the new vocabulary.*Remember that the adjectives come AFTER THE NOUN!

1. The ugly girl2. The short boys3. The interesting

books4. The fat men5. The funny teacher

(m.)6. The tall women7. The intelligent

student (m.)

La chica feaLos chicos bajosLos libros

interesantesLos hombres gordosEl maestro cómicoLas mujeres altasEl estudiante

inteligente

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Los adjetivos Adjectives are words that describe nouns