Adjective agreement & Comparacions

adjectives ending in -o (masculine/feminine/plural for both)

o, a, os, as

adjectives ending in -e or a consonant (masculine/feminine/plural for both)

e, e, es, es

adjectives with nationalities (masculine/feminine/plural for both)

same, a, es, as

adjectives ending in -dor, -án, -ón, -ín

same, a, es, as

Adjectives are usually placed ______ the noun they modify

after

What adjectives go after the noun?

nationality, color, size, shape

Where do bueno and malo go with a noun?

before or after

Bueno/malo before a noun

buen/mal

Bueno/malo after a noun

bueno/malo

grande before a noun

gran, grandes = great

grande after a noun

grande, grandes = large

quantity or order go _____ a noun

before

Non-differentiating adjectives go _____ anoun

before

non-differentiating adjectives

describing qualities inherent in the noun, subjunctive compliments, poetic uses of differentiating adjectives

fixed expressions with adjectives placed before the noun

a corto/largo plazo, Bellas Artes, mala suerte

a corto/largo plazo

before noun; short/long term

Bellas Artes

before noun; Fine Arts

mala suerte

before noun; bad luck

equality with adjective or adverb

tan … como

equality with noun

tanto/a/os/as … como

equality with verb

… tanto como

more inequality

más que

less inequality

menos que

inequality adjective, adverb, noun

más/menos … que

inequality verb

… más/menos que

inequality number

más de/menos de …

irregular forms

mejor/es, peor/es, mayor/es, menor/es

mejor/es

better

peor/es

worse

mayor/es

older

menor/es

younger

Superlatives

the most … in…

Superlative format

el/la/los/las + (noun) + más/menos + (adjective) + (de)