Spanish 1 / Unit 3: Nouns, Articles and Adjectives
3.5 Adjective Agreement and Placement
Notes
Adjectives must agree with the noun in gender and number.
- Adjectives ending in -o have four forms: alto, alta, altos, altas.
- Adjectives ending in -e or most consonants have two forms: inteligente / inteligentes, fácil / fáciles.
- Adjectives ending in -dor add -a for feminine: trabajador / trabajadora.
- Descriptive adjectives usually go after the noun: un perro grande, las chicas simpáticas.
- Numbers and quantity words go before: dos libros, muchos amigos.
- bueno and malo shorten before a masculine singular noun: un buen amigo, un mal día.
Practice
Complete: "Las chicas son ___."
Feminine plural noun, feminine plural adjective.
Which phrase is correct?
Lápiz is masculine, and color adjectives go after the noun.
Complete: "Marcos es un ___ estudiante."
Before a masculine singular noun, bueno becomes buen.
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