Grammar: Adjectives Flashcards

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2) Quantitative adjectives:

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Come before the noun

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1) Qualitative adjectives:

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Come after the noun

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3) Present participles:

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Are not adjectives

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4) Nouns:

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Cannot describe other nouns

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5) Prepositional phrases:

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Are used instead of nouns in describing other nouns

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6) Some adjectives change meanings:

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When they come before or after a noun

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7) Before a noun:

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The adjective implies the noun is no different from all others like it

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8) After a noun:

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The adjective describes something making the noun different from all others like it

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9) Some adjectives drop the final -o before a masculine singular noun:

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Uno
Bueno
Malo
Primero
Tercero
Alguno (algún)
Ninguno
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10) Adjectives that drop final -o before masculine singular nouns:

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Do not drop the -o when a preposition come between the noun and adjective

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11) ‘Grande’ becomes ‘gran’:

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Before any singular noun

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12) ‘Ciento’ becomes ‘cien’:

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Before nouns of either gender, singular or plural, and before ‘mil’ and ‘millones’

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13) Adjectives ending in -dor:

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Can be feminized by adding an -a:

-dora

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14) Past participles:

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Can also be adjectives

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15) For nouns beginning with a stressed a- that are masculine in their singular form:

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Use feminine adjectives

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16) For singular compound nouns:

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Don’t pluralize the adjective

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17) Use negative indefinite adjective:

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If there is a negative before the verb

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18) Indefinite adjectives:

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Always refer to a noun

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19) When an adjective has the neuter article ‘lo’:

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It functions as a noun:

Lo + masculine singular adjective

Lo bueno, lo malo, y lo feo
The good, the bad, and the ugly