Spanish II - Adjectives= Vocabulary and Use
Realidades 2 – Para empezar (in order to begin)
Los adjetivos de la página 4
Alto/a (altos, altas)…
When do we use which form? We match the form to the noun’s…
- GENDER (masculine/feminine)
- NUMBER (singular / plural)
El muchacho es alto, (masculine & singular)
Los jóvenes son altos (masculine & plural)
La chica es alta, (feminine & singular)
Las señoras son altas. (feminine & plural)
Sing. Pl
Alto | Altos |
Alta | Altas |
Alto/a tall
(Amable) (Kind)
Atrevido/a daring, risk-taker
Bajo/a short
Desordenado/a messy, disorderly, disorganized
Estudioso/a Studious,
(Aplicado/a) (Studious, hard working, applies oneself)
Gracioso/a funny, amusing, clever, witty
(Cómico/a) funny – jokester
Guapo/a good-looking, attractive
Impaciente Impatient
Inteligente (¡ojo! =L) Intelligent
Ordenado Neat, Orderly, organized, tidy
(Perezoso/a) (Lazy)
Reservado/a Shy, quiet, reserved
(Tímido/a) Shy, timid
Sociable Social, outgoing
(Extrovertido/a) (Extroverted, outgoing)
(Trabajador/a) (Hard-working)
Viejo/a Old
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Word Order:
Usually we IDENTIFY the NOUN first in Spanish and THEN add the descriptors (adjectives).
Mi amigo es trabajador y sociable.
An exception to usual word order = changes the meaning
Un viejo amigo An old friend (of long-standing, but may not be old in years)
Un amigo viejo An old friend (A friend who happens to be up in years).
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