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Adjective- word that describes people,
places, and things (nouns).
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Ella es callada.
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She is quiet.
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Most adjectives in Spanish have both
feminine and masculine forms.
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Masculine adjectives usually end in -o
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El chico es bueno.
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Feminine adjectives usually end in –a
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La chica es seria
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Masculine adjectives are used to describe
masculine nouns
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Marcos es buenO y reservadO
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Feminine adjectives are used to describe
feminine nouns
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Marta es buenA y reservadA
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Adjectives that end in -e describe both feminine
and masculine words.
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Write one from your vocab list in your notes, then
share with a partner
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Rare instances OR/ORA- m/f
 Deportista- both masculine &feminine
El
La
The
The
El and la are called definite articles and are the equivalent of “the”
in english. El is used with masculine nouns; la is used with feminine
nouns. You have seen many examples of definite articles:
El libro
the book
La bandera
the flag
Un
Una
A, an
A, an
Un and una are called indefinite articles and are the equivalent of
“a” and “an” in english. Un is used with masculine nouns; una is used
with feminine nouns.
Un libro
A book
Una bandera
A flag
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In Spanish the placement of adjectives is
opposite their placement in English.
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Margaret is an artistic girl.
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Margarita es una chica artística.
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Pattern:
 Subject verb indefinite article+noun adjective
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Remember that in Spanish, to make a
statement negative, you just put a “no” in
front of the verb.
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Me gusta bailar
No me gusta bailar
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Soy artístico
No soy artístico