Places in the Spanish-speaking world: plural adjective placement and agreement
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use plural adjectives to describe places in the Spanish-speaking world.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Spanish adjective agreement is for gender and number.
- Spanish adjectives mostly follow the noun, but the adjective ‘mucho’ goes before the noun.
- Plural adjectives ending in -os describe masculine nouns. Adjectives ending in -as describe feminine nouns.
- Plural adjectives ending in -es do not change for gender.
Keywords
Adjective - word that gives information about a noun; in Spanish, adjectives change form to agree with the gender and number of the noun they describe
Adverb - word that describes a verb or adjective; adverbs just have one form
Vocabulary - a body of words; ‘my vocabulary’ is the body of words known to me
Common misconception
Spanish adjectives always follow the noun.
This is the general case, but it is not a rule. There are many cases where the adjective precedes the noun, like for certain collocations ('una gran amistad') or when more flair is sought.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.When is 'h' pronounced in Spanish?
Q2.To use the adjective 'verde' with a feminine plural noun ...
Q3.In Spanish, adjectives usually go the noun.
Q4.Match the English with the Spanish.
una hermana lista
dos directores serios
tres profesoras alegres
cuatro flores blancas
Q5.'Tengo' comes from which verb? Write the Spanish infinitive.
Q6.Place the verb forms 'da, dar, das, doy' in this order: to give, I give, you give, she, he, it gives.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.How do you say 'only' in Spanish?
Q2.Match the English with the Spanish.
mucho
mucha
muchos
muchas
Q3.When 'mucho' is an adjective in Spanish, it goes the noun.
Q4.Match the colours.
blue
yellow
red
green
Q5.How do you say in Spanish 'ten yellow trees'?
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