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Revising Spanish grammar - adjectives - AQAPosition of adjectives

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. In Spanish, adjectives have different endings depending on whether the word they are describing is masculine, feminine, singular or plural.

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Position of adjectives

In Spanish, unlike in English, most come after the they are describing, eg una casa grande (a big house), un libro aburrido (a boring book).

Using adjectives before the noun

Some adjectives can go before the noun they are describing but they still have to agree, eg la segunda pel铆cula (the second film), los primeros d铆as (the first days). Common adjectives that usually come before the noun include poco, mucho, 辫谤贸虫颈尘辞, 煤濒迟颈尘辞, alguno, ninguno, primero, segundo and tercero.

Some adjectives are shortened when they come in front of a noun:

bueno (good) 鈫 buen eg es un buen colegio

malo (bad) 鈫 mal eg hace mal tiempo

primero (first) 鈫 primer eg es el primer d铆a

tercero (third) 鈫 tercer eg es mi tercer examen del d铆a

alguno (some, any) 鈫 补濒驳煤苍 eg prefiero hacer 补濒驳煤苍 deporte*

ninguno (none) 鈫 苍颈苍驳煤苍 eg no tengo 苍颈苍驳煤苍 libro*

*Remember to add an accent on 补濒驳煤苍 and 苍颈苍驳煤苍.

Question

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective.

  1. Hizo _________ (bueno) tiempo ayer.
  2. Tengo ________ (malo) suerte.
  3. El rey es un ________ (grande) hombre.
  4. No hay _________ (ninguno) tiendas.