Gramática 1.2

Adjetivos en español

Repasamos:

What is a noun?

What is an adjective?

What part of speech are articles?

Repasamos (con’t)

What two words have we learned in

Spanish that mean “the”?

What two words have we learned in

Spanish that mean “a” or “an”?

What determines which word you use?

Aprendemos

feo (a)ugly

Aprendemos

bonito(a)pretty

lindo(a)beautiful

Aprendemos

guapo (a)handsome

Aprendemos

alto(a)tall

bajo(a)short

Aprendemos

gordo(a)fat

Aprendemos

bueno (a)good

Do you remember the nouns

(sustantivos) we’ve learned?

Sustantivos

the girlla muchacha

Sustantivos

the (female) studentla alumna

Sustantivos

the boyel muchacho

Sustantivos

the schoolla escuela

Sustantivos

the secondary schoolel colegio

Sustantivos

The (male) student

el alumno

Sustantivos

The (female) friend

la amiga

Sustantivos

The (male) friend

el amigo

Sustantivos

The person

la persona

English Adjectives and Nouns

In English, when we want to describe, we usually put the adjective before the noun:

Ex: The pretty girl(adj)(noun)

Adjetivos y sustantivos en español

In Spanish, you usually put the noun before the adjective:

Ex: La muchacha bonita.(sustantivo) (adjetivo)

Adjetivos en español

In Spanish, most adjectives agree with the noun they modify in gender

What does that mean?

Adjetivos en español

If you are describing a feminine thing in Spanish . . .

La amiga. . . Any word you use to describe that

noun also needs to be made feminine

bonita

Adjetivos en español

If you are describing a masculine thing in Spanish . . .

El amigo. . . Any word you use to describe that

noun also needs to be made masculine

guapo

Adjetivos en español

Nouns never change their gender Adjectives almost always change

gender

Practicamos

¿Cómo se dice . . .?

The handsome boy

El muchacho guapo

Practicamos

¿Cómo se dice . . .?

The short person

La persona baja

Practicamos

¿Cómo se dice . . .?

The pretty (female) friend

La amiga bonita