Unidad 1: pág. 16-17. Adjectives describe nouns They must agree in GENDER and NUMBER with the nouns they describe Adjectives ending in –o in the masculine.

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1 Unidad 1: pág. 16-17

2 Adjectives describe nouns They must agree in GENDER and NUMBER with the nouns they describe Adjectives ending in –o in the masculine form become – a in the feminine form MOST other adjectives have identical masculine and feminine forms

3 End in –o masculine Un amigo simpático End in –a feminine Una amiga simpática

4 Universal: both masculine and feminine Un chico popular Una chica popular

5 Universal ending Un chico inteligente Una chica inteligente

6 -or becomes –ora Trabajador, trabajadora -án becomes –ana Holgazán, holgazana

7 -ón becomes –ona -Preguntón, preguntona Mayor, menor, mejor, superior are universal Mi hermano mayor Mi hermana mayor

8 Most end in –a for feminine Un doctor español Una doctora española

9 Un abogado israelí Una abogada israelí

10 To make an adjective ending in a consonant plural, ADD - es To make an adjective ending in a vowel plural, ADD -s

11 Same pattern as nouns Un chico serio, conservador, feliz, inglés, y holgazán BECOMES ?????????????????

12 Unos chicos, serios, conservadores, felices, ingleses, y holgazanes

13 Usually come after the noun they modify María es una estudiante mexicana.

14 Masculine forms of bueno, malo, primero, tercero BECOME…..

15 Buen, mal, primer, tercer in front of the noun Un artista bueno Un buen artista

16 Becomes gran before both masculine and feminine nouns Un gran problema/una gran reunión

17 Some adj. have different meanings depending on whether they are before or after the noun

18 Una ciudad grande A large city Una gran ciudad A great/fabulous city

19 El hombre pobre The poor (money) man El pobre hombre The poor (unfortunate) man

20 Una amiga vieja An old (elderly) friend Una vieja amiga An old (long time) friend

21 El chico único -the unique boy El único chico -the only boy

22 Práctica Abran el libro en la pág. 17