Some adjectives + nationalities Flashcards
(53 cards)
1
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tall
A
alto/a
2
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unpleasant
A
antipático/a
3
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short (height)
A
bajo/a
4
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pretty
A
bonito/a
5
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good
A
bueno/a
6
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thin
A
delgado/a
7
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difficult
A
dificil
8
Q
easy
A
fácil
9
Q
ugly
A
feo/a
10
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fat
A
gordo/a
11
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good-looking
A
guapo/a
12
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important
A
importante
13
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intelligent
A
intelligente
14
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interesting
A
interesante
15
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young
A
joven
16
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malo/a
A
bad
17
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same
A
mismo/a
18
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brunette
A
moreno/a
19
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much, many, a lot of
A
mucho/a
20
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red-haired
A
pelirrojo/a
21
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small
A
pequeño/a
22
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blonde
A
rubio/a
23
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foolish
A
tonto/a
24
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hard-working
A
trabajador(a)
25
old
viejo/a
26
German
alemán, alemana
27
Argentine
argentino/a
28
Canadian
canadiense
29
Chinese
chino/a
30
Costa Rican
costarricense
31
Cuban
cubano/a
32
Ecuadorian
ecquatoriano/a
33
Spanish
español(a)
34
from the U.S.
estadounidense
35
French
francés, francesa
36
English
inglés/ inglesa
37
Italian
italiano/a
38
Japanese
japonés, japonesa
39
Mexican
mexicano/a
40
(North) American
norteamericano/a
41
Puerto Rican
puertorriqueño/a
42
Russian
ruso/a
43
Venezuelan
venezeolano/a
44
Do you use adjectives with ser or estar?
ser
45
How do you change adjectives that end in -o to accommodate masculine and feminine words?
The forms of descriptive adjectives agree in gender and/or number with nouns or pronouns they describe. For example, the feminine singular is formed by changing the -o to -a and the plural you add -s to the singular forms
M.s. = -o
M.f.= -os
F.s= -a
F.p= -as
46
Do adjectives that end in -e or a consonant have the same or different masculine and feminine forms? Yes or no?
Yes, they have the same masculine and feminine forms. -e for singular and -es for plural forms of adjectives.
47
How do you change the adjectives that end in -or to accommodate gender and number?
Mf. = -or
Mp. = -ores
Fs = -ora
Fp= -oras
48
big
grande
49
nice; likeable
simpático/a
50
Where do descriptive adjectives and adjectives or nationalities go in relation to the nouns they modify?
They follow the nouns they modify
EX: El niño rubio es de España. (The blonde boy is from Spain.)
EX: La mujer española habla inglés. (The Spanish woman speaks English.)
51
Where do adjectives of quantity go in relation to the modified noun?
Unlike descriptive adjectives, They precede the modified noun.
EX: Hay muchos libros en la biblioteca. (There are many books in the library.)
EX: Hablo con dos turistas puertorriqueños. (I am talking with two Puerto Rican tourists.)
52
Where do bueno/a and malo/a appear in relation to the noun and how do they change with a masculine singular noun?
They can appear before or after a noun. When placed before a masculine singular noun, the forms are shorted to buen and mal.
EX: Joaquín es un buen amigo. OR Joaquín es un amigo bueno. (Joaqin is a good friend.)
EX: Hoy es un mal día. OR Hoy es un día malo. (Today is a bad day.)
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How does grande appear in relationship to a singular noun and how does it change?
When grande appears before a singular noun, it is shortened to gran, and the meaning of the word changes, gran=great and grande=big, large
EX: Don Francisco es un gran hombre. (Don Francisco is a great man.)
EX: La familia de Inés es grande. (Inés' family is large.)
