1.3 Adjetivos y Descripciones

Capítulo 1

                                                                                                                Adjetivos y Descripciones 

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The following explanations cover how to use adjectives appropriately. This will allow you to be able to further describe people and things. The types of adjectives covered aid in describing personality and physical aspects.

Gramática: Adjetivos
Adjetivos	Concordancia	Demostrativo	Ejemplos
1. Adjectives are used to describe, modify, or identify nouns and pronouns. 2. Adjectives must agree with the noun they are describing in gender and number. 3. There are different types of nouns like demonstrative, possessive, and descriptive.	1. Gender: If the noun is feminine, the adjective must match to be feminine. The same is the case for a masculine noun. 2. Number: If the noun is singular, the adjective must match to be singular. The same is the case for a plural noun.   Cuaderno rojo= Red notebook Rosas rojas= Red roses	1. These types of adjectives are used to show the position of a noun in time/space. 2. These adjectives precede the noun. 3. They include: Este = this Ese = that (near you) Aquel = that (far or over there)   Esta mesa = This table Ese libro = That book Aquella casa= That house	Agreement Exception: Usually adjectives ending in a consonant, -e, or -ista don’t change for gender. Adjectives for nationality do change.   Un carro azul A blue car Una mochila azul A blue backpack   Español, Española, Españoles, Españolas

 

Gramática: Adjetivos
Posesivo	Ejemplos	Posición	Ejemplos
1. Possessive adjectives are used to show who or what owns something. 2. They agree in gender and number with the owned thing not the owner. 3. There are short and long possessive adjectives. Long ones are used when the possessive follows a noun or with the verb ser.	Si tengo mi bolígrafo. I do have my pen.   Sus libros nuevos. His/her new books.   Esta silla es tuya This chair is yours.	1. Few adjectives precede the noun like quantitative ones. 2. Most adjectives that are descriptive and not quantitative follow the noun. 3. Descriptive adjectives precede the noun if the noun is already identified like proper nouns.	Mi primer examen. My first exam.   La casa blanca. The white house.   El amable señor Ruiz. The kind Mr. Ruiz.

 

Short Adjetivo Posesivo			Long Adjetivo Posesivo
Pronombre	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Yo Tú El, Ella, Usted Nosotros/as Vosotros/as Ellos, Ellas, Usteds	Mi Tu Su Nuestro/a Vuestro/a Su	Mis Tus Sus Nuestros/as Vuestros/as Sus	Mío/a Tuyo/a Suyo/a Nuestro/a Vuestro/a Suyo/a	Míos/as Tuyos/as Suyos/as Nuestros/as Vuestros/as Suyos/as

Actividad 1. Make the adjective match with the noun. Example: Big, Bandera Grande

 

Actividad 2. Use the appropriate demonstrative adjective.

 

Actividad 3. Use the appropriate possessive and descriptive adjective.

 

Actividad 4. Determine the appropriate position for the adjective by indicating if it comes before or after the underlined noun. Example: Sociable: Él es un estudiante. After.

 

Actividad 5. Chose the best adjective from the two provided to describe the following.

 

Conversación: On a piece of paper or with a partner answer the following questions using the vocabulary and appropriate adjective forms.

1. Describe your physical appearance.

2. Describe your personality.

3. Describe your school supplies.

 

Más Recursos

Possessive Adjectives: https://121spanish.com/possessive-adjectives

Adjective Agreement/Ending: https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/descriptive-adjectives-in-spanish