Los Adjetivos

More about Adjectives

“Abriendo Paso – Gramática”

pg. 82

1.A noun can add information to another noun, just as adjectives do. However, unlike English, in Spanish nouns cannot be used as adjectives. This is accomplished by the construction de + noun

• la barca de madera

• the wooden boat

• la casa de verano

• the summer house

2.When a noun to which an adjective refers is so clear from the context that it can be left out, the adjective follows the article as a noun does. Both the article and the adjective still agree with the omitted noun.

• Los jóvenes tienen muchas responsabilidades• Young people have many responsibilities

• No pudieron salvar a la anciana• They were not able to save the old woman

• No vivo en la casa azul, sino en la roja• I do not live in the blue house, I live in the red house

3.

The neuter article (lo) is used with the masculine singular adjective to form a noun phrase

• Lo interesante fue que él no recordó nada• The interesting things was that he did not remember

anything.

• Siempre hacen lo fácil• They always do what is easy (the easy thing)

• Note that the word thing is usually part of the English translation.