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TKA - Spanish 1-3E
Rules for describing and more possessive adj
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describing adjectives are used with this verb | Ser - |
| I am | Yo Soy |
| You are | Tu eres |
| He/ she is | El/ella/Ud es |
| We are | Nosotros/Nosotras somos |
| They are | Ellos/ Ellas/ Uds Son |
| Adjectives must agree in two ways with their nouns or pronouns | Agree in gender and number |
| John is tall and Mary is tall. | John es alto y Mary es alta. |
| They are nice(a group of girls) | Ellas son simpaticas. |
| They are nice (a group of boys) | Ellos son simpaticos. |
| If the adjective ends in -e what should you do? Ex: Inteligente | It can be either Masc or Fem, only add -s for plural |
| If an adjective ends in-or what should you do? Ex: Trabajador (hard-working) | Add -a to make it Fem. Ex: Trabajadora |
| Where does the describing word or nationality go in the sentence? EX: The pretty girl | after the noun it is describing. EX: la nina bonita |
| Where do Adjectives that tell "whose" or "number" go in the sentence? EX Three books or my books | before the noun Ex: tres libros or mis libros |
| Possessive Adjective have to agree in what two ways with the noun they describe? | Number and gender |
| My book | mi libro |
| my books | mis libros |
| your sisters | tus hermanas |
| our family | nuestra familia (because family is La familia - fem) |
| our uncle | nuestro tio (because uncle is el tio, masc) |
| our uncles | nuestros tios (because uncle is mas and plural) |
| his brothers | sus hermanos (because brothers is plural) |