Wk 5: Adjectives of nationality

Argentine

argentino/a

Chinese

chino/a

Cuban

cubano/a

Ecudaorian

ecuatoriano/a

Italian

italiano/a

Mexican

mexicano/a

North American

norteamericano/a

Puerto Rican

puertorriqueno/a

Russian

ruso/a

adjective of nationality

• a few adjectives of nationality end in -e

  • those have only 2 forms; singular & plural

• some end in a consonant

Canadian

canadiense/es

Costa Rican

costarricense/es

from the U.S.

estadounidense/es

German

aleman/a

Spanish

espanol/a

French

frances, francesa

English

ingles/sa

Japanese

japones, japonesa

Fem/Masc rule

• if last syllable of masculine singular form has accent, the accent dropped in feminine and plural forms

Sentence structure of adjective

• Descriptive adjectives and adjectives of nationality usually follow noun they modify because they can go before or after a noun

  • however, adjectives of quality come before noun

Bueno and Malo

• can go before or after a noun 

  • shortened to buen or mal

• Grande can also come before or after a noun

  • when it comes before any singular noun, its shortened to gran

    • meaning changes to “great”