Unidad 4 – Todo sobre mí
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Los adjetivos
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• Adjectives ending in –o in the masculine singular form, change the –o ending to –a in the feminine singular form, and to –os in the masculine plural and –as in the feminine plural.
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Adjectives are words that describe a person, place or thing. Tall, sporty and chatty are all examples of adjectives. In Spanish, adjectives must agree in number (singular or plural) and in gender (masculine or feminine) with the noun they describe.
Tomás es alto. Ana es alta.
Tomás y Rodrigo son altos. Ana y Lucía son altas.
Tomás es muy deportista. Ana es muy deportista.
Tomás y Rodrigo son inteligentes. Ana y Lucía son inteligentes.
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Tomás es inteligente. Ana es inteligente.
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• Adjectives ending in –e and –ista are the same in the masculine and feminine form. Both add –s to form the plural.
Tomás y Rodrigo son muy deportistas. Ana y Lucía son muy deportistas.
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Tomás es hablador. Ana es habladora.
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• Adjectives ending in –ón, án, ín, or or in the masculine singular form, add –a to become feminine singular, add –es to become masculine plural or add –as to become feminine plural. Tomás y Rodrigo son habladores. Ana y Lucía son habladoras.
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• Adjectives ending in other consonants are the same in the masculine and feminine form, for example, mayor (older), menor (younger), joven (young), feliz (happy), popular (popular). To make these adjectives plural, add –es. Tomás y Rodrigo son populares. Ana y Lucía son populares.
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Tomás es popular. Ana es popular.
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