Spanish instruction
Adjectives used with ser
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Es miércoles, 24 de mayo de 2017
¡Hola!
Yesterday we learned about adjectives or descriptive words that end in an -o, and how they match up and agree with the word they are describing.
Remember that these words are used with ser.
Review Posts are the week of 5/9 and 5/16
Today we’ll continue, but with adjectives that end in an -e or a consonant.
1. As we saw yesterday, if an adjective ends in an -o, such as negro, it matches up (or agrees) in both gender and number of the word it is describing.
For example:
¿Prefieres el teléfono negro o blanco? – Do you prefer the black or the white phone?
la camisa negra – the black shirt
Me gustan frijoles negros – I like black beans
Tengo 2 plumas negras y una roja – I have 2 black pens and a red one.
2. However, adjectives that end in an -e or a consonant only agree in number, not in gender.
For example:
Es un hombre muy inteligente. – He’s a very intelligent man.
Es una mujer muy inteligente. – She’s a very intelligent woman.
Ellos son muy inteligentes. – They are very intelligent.
Es una comida natural – It’s a natural food.
Alimentos naturales – natural foods
Una lista de adjetivos que terminan en una -e o en una consonante:
agradable – pleasant
amable – kind
débil – weak
diferente – different
difícil – difficult
fácil – easy
fuerte – strong
grande – big
importante – importante
semejante – similar
colores
azul – blue
gris -gray
verde – green
Más ejemplos:
Es un día muy agradable – It’s a very pleasant day
Roberto y Kristina son 2 personas muy agradables – They are very lovely/pleasant people
Pablo tiene un acento muy fuerte. – Pablo has a really strong accent.
El niño lleva 2 zapatos diferentes. – The little boy is wearing 2 different shoes
Carola tiene los ojos azules. – Carol has blue eyes
Chiles verdes – green chiles
Action steps: Jot these words into your notebook and make a note about how there are different from the ones we did yesterday.
Try to observe them in action when you hear people talk or see them in writing.
Thanks so much for stopping by! ¡Qué tengas un buen resto del día!
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Hasta mañana,
Carolina
