La Colocación de Adjectivos

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antiguo/a (before)

old/former

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antiguo/a (after)

antique

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cierto/a (before)

certain

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cierto/a (after)

true/correct

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diferente (before)

various

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diferente (after)

different

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grande (before)

great (gran)

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grande (after)

big

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mismo/a (before)

same

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mismo/a (after)

self

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nuevo/a (before)

another, new to you, newly acquired

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neuvo/a (after)

brand new

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pobre (before)

poor, pitiful (emotion)

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pobre (after)

poor, no money

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raro (before)

rare

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raro (after)

weird

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simple (before)

mere

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simple (after)

simple, basic

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sólo (before)

only 1

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sólo (after)

alone, lonely (drops the accent)

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triste (before)

dreadful, pathetic

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triste (after)

sad

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único (before)

only

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único (after)

unique

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viejo (before)

old, long-time

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viejo (after)

old, elderly

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la apocopación

some adjectives drop the final -O when the word that follows is SINGULAR and MASCULINE

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a good man

un buen hombre (bueno=good/well)

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a bad (male) professor

un mal profesor (malo=bad)

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in the first place

en primer lugar (primero-first)

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the third floor

el tercer piso (tercero=third)

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an available place

algún lugar disponible (algúno=an/some)

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no student

ningún estudiante (ninguno=no/not any)

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a dog

un perro (uno=one)

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La Colocación/ Adjectives are generally places after a noun but in some cases they are placed before the noun if

they define a number/amount OR they are descriptions that emphasize the essential quality of a noun (add drama)

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bastante

enough (placed before the noun)

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demasiado

too much (placed before the noun)

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suficiente

sufficient (placed before the noun)

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mucho

a lot (placed before the noun)

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poco

a little (placed before the noun)

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varios

various, different (placed before the noun)

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El fútbol es un ____ juego. (gran ogrande)

gran

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Es una ____ idea. (gran o grande)

gran

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Hay ____ chicho aquí. (cien o ciento)

cien

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a great series

una gran serie

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the third song

la tercera canción

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a bad dog

un mal perro

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enough money

bastante/suficiente dinero

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too much sugar

demasiado azúcar

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a language

un/ algun idioma

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no lifeguard

niguen salvavidas

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various papers

varios papeles

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La ______ pregunta se trata de la historia de Puerto Rico. (first)

primera

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Tenemos ______ trabajo esta noch. (too much)

demasiado

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Aria es mi ______ amiga ______ desde el kinder. (old, long time)

Aria es mi viejo amiga desde el kinder.

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Este es un ______ año ______. (weird)

Este es un año raro.

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Mis padres me compraron un _______ carro ______. Es un Kia de 2020.

Mis padres me compraron un carro nuevo.

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