1. Adjectives
Spanish One ch.2

2. Los adjetivos: Adjectives: Words that modify nouns
En español, most adjectives have either two or four forms
When using adjectives in Spanish, one must always consider PLACEMENT and AGREEMENT.

3. ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT:
If an adjective ends in O, A, OS or AS then it will have four forms and the form that you use in any given sentence must agree with the noun that it modifies.
alto (m/s) alta (f/s)
altos (m/p) altas (f/p)

4. ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT:
If an adjective ends in something other than O, A, OS or AS, then it will have only two forms – singular and plural.
grande (s) grandes (p)

5. placed in front of the noun Descriptive adjectives
PLACEMENT OF ADJECTIVES
Restrictive adjectives
placed in front of the noun
Descriptive adjectives
placed after the noun
Nouns used as adjectives
placed after the noun and separated by the word “de”

6. Exceptions to the rule…:
The adjectives good (bueno) and bad (malo) are descriptive adjectives but are generally placed in front of the nouns they modify.
Also adjectives that reflect an inherent quality of the noun
(cold ice) are also placed in front of the noun.

7. EXAMPLES:
the big backpack
la mochila grande
a white book
un libro blanco
three Spanish notebooks
tres cuadernos de español

8. PRACTICE:
some school backpacks
a big desk
five English books
two Spanish dictionaries
a big notebook
four new pencils

9. PRACTICA
unos bolígrafos de colegio
un escritorio grande
cinco libros de inglés
dos diccionarios de español
un cuaderno grande
cuatro lápices nuevos