Word Order: Placement of Adjectives Placement of Adjectives n In Spanish, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe. n Margarita es una chica.

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2 Word Order: Placement of Adjectives

3 Placement of Adjectives n In Spanish, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe. n Margarita es una chica artistica. nounadjective

4 Placement of Adjectives n In English sentences the adjective comes before the noun, but in Spanish adjectives mostly come after the noun. n Memorize this pattern

5 Placement of Adjectives Subject + Verb + Noun + Adjective n Margarita es una chica muy artistica. n Pablo es un estudiante inteligente. n La Sra. Ortiz es una profesora muy buena.

6 Bueno….MALO…. n The adjectives bueno or malo can be placed before or after the noun. n if they are placed before a singular masculine noun, you must drop the ‘o’ n EX: Un buen amigo o un amigo bueno

7 GRANDE n The word grande after a noun means ‘big’ n EX: Un perro grande n The word grande before a noun means ‘great’ Here we also must remove the ‘-de’ n EX: Una gran maestra.

8 MUCHO, OTRO n Limiting adjectives are placed before the noun. n EX: Tengo mucha hambre. n EX: Hay otro estudiante.