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Los adjetivos en español. Español 2 — ¿ Quién soy yo ?. Agreement. Spanish adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in gender and in number . To make an adjective FEMININE change it according to its ending: -o -a -e or – ista same
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Los adjetivos en español Español 2 — ¿Quién soy yo?
Agreement • Spanish adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in gender and in number. • To make an adjective FEMININE change it according to its ending: • -o -a • -e or –ista same • -dor/-tor -dora/-tora • Consonants same
Identifying the gender of nouns • Masculine nouns typically end in: • -l, -o, -n, -e, -r, -s • Greek cognates that end in –ema (el tema/el problema), -ama (el drama), -ta (el planeta) • Masculine rule breakers: • el día, el papá, el mapa, el lápiz • Feminine nouns typically end in: • -a, -ión(la elevación, la religión, la ilusión),-dad (la realidad), -tad (la amistad),-tud(la juventud), -z (unavez), -umbre(la costumbre) • Feminine rule breakers: • la mano, la mujer, la radio, la clase, la moto, la madre, la calle, la flor, la foto
Placement • Spanish adjectives are typically placed AFTER the noun they describe except for… • Numbers (Tengodosunicorniosrosados.) • Quantity and quality words like: • Mucho (a lot/much/many) • Poco(a little/few) • Otro(another/other) • Mejor(better/best) • Peor(worse/worst) • Todo(all/every)
Nationalities • Nationalities are also adjectives and follow all the same rules as other adjectives do. However, making them feminine or plural can sometimes be a little different than other adjectives.