Adjectives PlacementDefinite/Indefinite Articles

Adjectivos

Adjective- word that describes

people, places, and things (nouns).

Ella es callada.

She is quiet.

Adjectivos- gender

Most adjectives in Spanish have both

feminine and masculine forms.

Masculine adjectives usually end in -

o

El chico es bueno.

Feminine adjectives usually end in –a

La chica es seria

Adjectivos- gender(cont.)

Masculine adjectives are used to

describe masculine nouns

Marcos es buenO y reservadO

Feminine adjectives are used to

describe feminine nouns

Marta es buenA y reservadA

Adjectivos- gender(cont.)

Adjectives that end in -e describe both

feminine and masculine words.

Write one from your vocab list in your

notes, then share with a partner

Rare instances-

OR/ORA- m/f

Deportista- both masculine &feminine

Definite

El TheLa 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

Indefinite Articles

Un A, anUna 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

Word Order: Placement of Adjectives

In Spanish the placement of adjectives is

opposite their placement in English.

Margaret is an artistic girl.

Margarita es una chica artística.

Pattern:

Subject verb indefinite article+noun

adjective

Makings statements negative

Remember that in Spanish, to make

a statement negative, you just put a

“no” in front of the verb.

Me gusta bailar No me gusta

bailar

Soy artístico No soy artístico