Gramática 1.2
Adjetivos en español
Repasamos:
 What is a noun?
 What is an adjective?
 What part of speech are articles?
Repasamos (con’t)
 What two words have we learned in
Spanish that mean “the”?
 What two words have we learned in
Spanish that mean “a” or “an”?
 What determines which word you use?
Aprendemos
feo (a)
ugly
Aprendemos
bonito(a)
pretty
lindo(a)
beautiful
Aprendemos
guapo (a)
handsome
Aprendemos
alto(a)
tall
bajo(a)
short
Aprendemos
gordo(a)
fat
Aprendemos
bueno (a)
good
Do you remember the nouns
(sustantivos) we’ve
learned?
Sustantivos
the girl
la muchacha
Sustantivos
the (female) student
la alumna
Sustantivos
the boy
el muchacho
Sustantivos
the school
la escuela
Sustantivos
the secondary school
el colegio
Sustantivos
The (male) student
el alumno
Sustantivos
The (female) friend
la amiga
Sustantivos
The (male) friend
el amigo
Sustantivos
The person
la persona
English Adjectives and Nouns
In English, when we want to describe,
we usually put the adjective before
the noun:
Ex: The
pretty
(adj)
girl
(noun)
Adjetivos y sustantivos en español
In Spanish, you usually put the noun
before the adjective:
Ex: La
muchacha
(sustantivo)
bonita.
(adjetivo)
Adjetivos en español
agree
with the noun they modify
in gender
In Spanish, most adjectives
What does that mean?
Adjetivos en español
If you are describing a feminine thing in
Spanish . . .
La amiga
. . . Any word you use to describe that
noun also needs to be made feminine
bonita
Adjetivos en español
If you are describing a masculine thing
in Spanish . . .
El amigo
. . . Any word you use to describe that
noun also needs to be made
masculine
guapo
Adjetivos en español
 Nouns never change their gender
 Adjectives almost always change
gender
Practicamos
¿Cómo se dice . . .?
The handsome boy
El muchacho guapo
Practicamos
¿Cómo se dice . . .?
The short person
La persona baja
Practicamos
¿Cómo se dice . . .?
The pretty (female) friend
La amiga bonita