Review of Adjective/Noun Agreement Leccion Preliminar
Remember that adjectives describe nouns. Like articles, they match the gender and number of the nouns they describe. In Spanish, adjectives usually follow the noun. Feminine adjectives usually end in –a- –La chica guapa, las chicas guapas, la chica fenomenal Las chicas fenomenales Masculine adjectives usually end in –o- –El chico guapo, los chicos guapos, el chico fenomenal –Los chicos fenomenales To make a noun/adjective plural. –Add –s- if it ends in a vowel. –Add –es- if it ends in a consonant.
Translate the following phrases. The handsome boy / The handsome boys. El chico guapo./ Los chicoos guapos. The pretty girl / The pretty girls La chica bonita/ Las chicas bonitas The smart teachers (m)/ The smart teachers (f) Los maestroos inteligentes. Las maestraas inteligentes.
Translate the following sentences. You are tall. Tú eres alto (a). We (mixed) are nice. Nosotros somos simpáticos The short girls are intelligent. Las chicas bajas son inteligentes Some good-looking boys are lazy. Unos chicos guapos son perezosos.