Spanish Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns This lesson will cover possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns. But let’s review standard adjectives. In Spanish, adjectives change form according to one of three situations: 1. If an adjective ends in -o, it has four forms. el libro rojo, los libros rojos, la casa roja, las casas rojas 2. If an adjective ends in -a or -e, it agrees with the object only in number. un hombre egoísta, unas mujeres egoístas una mujer inteligente, unos hombres inteligentes 3. If an adjective ends in a consonant, add -es to make it plural. The adjective agrees in number only. el cantante popular, las canciones populares Normally in Spanish the noun comes first, and then the adjective. Vivo en una casa blanca. …but there are a few exceptions where this order is reversed. Here are some additional details about adjectives that you should know. Adjectives of amount always go before the noun. Here are a few of the most common adjectives of amount: alguno ninguno ambos poco bastante suficiente demasiado todo mucho varios For example: No tenemos suficiente tiempo para jugar. Some adjectives change form if they come before a masculine singular noun. bueno – buen primero – primer alguno - algún malo – mal tercero – tercer ninguno - ningún For example: Hay muchos países hispanohablantes pero no he visitado ninguno. No he visitado ningún país donde se hable chino tampoco. Some adjectives change meaning depending on if they come before or after the noun. A hint to help you remember is that if the adjective goes first if it is figurative and if it goes last it is literal. © 2015 Middlebury Interactive Languages. All rights reserved. This material is intended for the exclusive use of registered users only. No portion of these materials may be reproduced or redistributed in any form

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