#20- Descriptive Adjectives, cont.
El Estandard Comparisons 4.1- Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparison of the language studied and their own Essential Question- How are descriptive adjectives used differently in Spanish compared to how they are used in English?
In Spanish… Country names are capitalized México, Guatemala Nationalities are NOT capitalized mexicano, guatemalteco
ADJECTIVES OF NATIONALITY… that end in a consonant form the feminine by adding –a español española NOTE: Adjectives with an accent on the last syllable drop the accent in the feminine and plural forms inglés inglesa alemán alemanes
Unlike Descriptive Adjectives, adjectives of quantity appear before the noun they modify Hay muchos libros en la biblioteca. Yo hablo con dos muchachas en la escuela.
Bueno/a and malo/a can appear before or after a noun When placed before a masculine singular noun, the forms are shortened: bueno buen malo mal *Francisco es buen amigo.* Francisco es un amigo bueno.
When grande appears before a singular noun… It is shortened to gran, and the meaning of the word changes: gran= great Rafael es un gran hombre. Rafael is a great man grande= big, large La familia de Cynthia es grande. Cynthia’s family is large.