Español 1 Doctora Tartaglione. A word that describes a noun. Ej: pretty, tall, intelligent Ej: bonito, alto, inteligente

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What is an adjective?

A word that describes a noun.Ej: pretty, tall, intelligent

Ej: bonito, alto, inteligente

Placement….

In English, the adjective almost always comes before the noun.

before the noun

the serious students

Placement….

In Spanish, the adjective usually comes AFTER the noun.

after the noun

los estudiantes serios

Concordancia….

In Spanish, adjectives must match their noun in TWO ways:1.Gender2.Number

Concordancia….

1.Matching in GENDER:

Ask yourself…

Is the noun masculine or feminine?

¡Recuerde! Generally a noun is

feminine if it ends in an –aEj: la chica

Generally a noun is masculine if it ends in an –o

Ej: el libro

Concordancia….

To match the adjective to its noun, you may have to…change the ending of the

adjective.

Concordancia…

Singular

el chico alto

la chica alta

Masculine

Feminine

EXCEPTIONS!!!!

•Adjectives that end in ‘–e’ match both genders.

Ex: inteligente

grande

EXCEPTIONS!!!

•Many adjectives that end in a consonant match both genders.

Ex: joven

EXCEPTIONS!!

•There are some words that are exceptions to these rules. These have to be memorized!

Ex: trabajador trabajadora

***This is the only adjective like this to remember in Spanish I.***

Concordancia….

In Spanish, adjectives must match their noun in TWO ways:1.Gender2.Number

Concordancia…

To match an adjective to its noun in number, ask yourself:

Is the noun singular or plural?

Concordancia…

To make an adjective plural: Add an –s if the adjective ends in

a vowel. Add an –es if the adjective ends

in a consonant. Ej: las chicas altas

los chicos trabajadores

Concordancia…

Masculine

Feminine

Singular Plural

El chico alto

Los chicos altos

La chica alta

Las chicas altas

¡Practicamos!

Write the correct form of the adjectives. Remember to think gender/number.

La chica (short) El libro (interesting) El chico (blonde) María es (pretty)

¡Respuesta!

1.La chica baja2.El libro interesante3.El chico rubio4.María es

bonita/guapa

¡Practicamos!Write the correct form of the adjectives. Remember to

think gender/number.

Doctora Tartaglione es (short). Jorge y Carolina son (athletic). Las chicas son (nice). Will Ferrell es (funny). Los chicos son (hard-working). Marta y Luisa son (artistic).

¡Respuestas!

1. Doctora Tartaglione es baja.2. Jorge y Carolina son

atléticos.3. Las chicas son simpáticas. 4. Will Ferrell es cómico.5. Los chicos son trabajadores.6. Marta y Luisa son artísticas.

Translate.

1. The small girls.2. Some pretty women.3. The nice boys.4. The big book.5. Some fat pigs (cerdos).

Translate.

1. The small girls.1. Las chicas pequeñas.2.Some pretty women.

2. Unas mujeres bonitas.3. The nice boys.

3. Los chicos simpáticos.4. The big book.4. El libro grande.5. Some fat pigs (cerdos).

5. Unos cerdos gordos.

Form a complete sentence.1. Yo / ser /estudiante/

inteligente.2. Mi amiga / ser / chica /

bueno.3. Los estudiantes / ser /

chicos / trabajador.4. Adriana y yo / ser / chicas /

alto.5. ¿Ser / tú / chico / atlético?

Form a complete sentence.1. Yo soy un/una estudiante inteligente

2. Mi amiga es una chica buena.3. Los estudiantes son unos chicos

trabajadores.4. Adriana y yo somos unas chicas altas.5. ¿Eres tú un chico atlético?

Hair color – what are you describing…

She has blonde hair.Ella tiene pelo rubio.

She is blonde.Ella es rubia.

You’re describing hair color.

You’re describing her.

Un poco…

He is a little serious.

Él es un poco serio. Ella es un poco alta.

It’s not an adjective so you don’t match the endings…

todos… All the students are hardworking.

Todos los estudiantes son trabajadores.

Todas las chicas son altas.

Make it match!!

Porque…

A ella le gusta jugar deportes porque es atlética.

“Athletic” is a description.Make it match!!

What is the plural form of these words?

la casa la blusa la chica singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas

¿ el / la / los / las ?

amigo

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


amigo

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


casa

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


casa

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


casas

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


casas

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


familia

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


familia

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


zapatos

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


zapatos

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


apartamento

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


apartamento

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


hombre

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


hombre

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


hombres

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


hombres

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


señor

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


señor

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


señora

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


señora

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


señorita

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


señorita

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


señoritas

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


señoritas

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


vaqueros

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


vaqueros

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


chaqueta

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


chaqueta

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


suéter

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


suéter

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


camiseta

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


camiseta

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


camisetas

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


camisetas

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


vestidos

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


vestidos

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


estudiante

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


estudiante

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elellala

loslos

laslas


estudiantes

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

loslos

laslas


estudiantes

singular plural

masculine

feminine

elel

lala

losloslaslas

Indefinite Articles - “a”.

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas

The word “a” in English and “un” or “una” in Spanish are referred to as the indefinite article. singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna unasunas

unosunos

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas

The word “a” always precedes a noun and refers to a inspecific person, place, thing, or concept.

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas

Un chico is masculine.

Una chica is feminine.

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas

Unos chicos is masculine plural.

Unas chicas is feminine plural.

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas

Note: English never uses a plural indefinite article. This form is usually translated with the word “some.” Unas chicas (some girls)

Nouns ending in -o (like sombrero) are usually masculine and take the indefinite article “un”. singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas

un chico

un muchacho

un sombrero

un vestido

un zapato

un amigo

un perro

un maestro

un gato

un apartamento

Nouns ending in -a (like camiseta) are usually feminine and take the definite article “una”. singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas

una chica

una muchacha

una camisa

una blusa

una chaqueta

una camiseta

una amiga

una señora

una casa

una puerta

una ventana

una computadora

Nouns ending in -e (like hombre) or a consonant (like mujer) can be either masculine or feminine and must be learning individually.singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas

un hombre

un señor

un suéter

un calcetín

un parque

un restaurante

una mujer

una clase

una televisión

una ventana


un perro un zapato un amigosingular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


una casa una blusa una chica singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas

Remember the plural forms are translated in English by “some”. unas blusas (some blouses) unas chicas (some girls) singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas

¿Un / una / unos / unas?

amigo

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


amigo

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


hermano

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


hermano

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


blusa blanca

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


blusa blanca

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


perro

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


perro

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


camisa verde

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


camisa verde

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


chico

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


chico

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


chica

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


chica

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


chicos

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


chicos

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


chicas

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas


chicas

singular plural

masculine

feminine

unun

unauna

unosunos

unasunas

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Español 1 Doctora Tartaglione. A word that describes a noun. Ej: pretty, tall, intelligent Ej: bonito, alto, inteligente