Adjectives

 Adjectives

An adjective is the word that qualifies the noun, expressing it´s characteristics or qualities. It serves to  describe a characteristics in a single word.

Pronombre ➕ Verb To Be  ➕ Adjective ➕ Complement

                        (am, is, are)

Examples

1. The house is big

La casa es grande

2. Maria is intelligent

Maria es inteligente

3. The clasrrooms are clean everyday

Los salones están limpios todos los dias

                                                             

                                                                                 Alejandra Alarcón Tolentino

Rule for comparatives and superlatives:

Regular Adjectives

They are adjectives that follow a consistent form when changing degree or when applied to different nouns. 

Regular adjectives are words that describe qualities or characteristics of people, objects, or places.

 

How are they formed?

These adjectives form the  comparative by adding "er" to the adjective and adding the word "than".

 They form the superlative by placing the word "the" before the adjective and adding "est" to the end of the adjective.

Examples:

1.- My car is old

Mi carro es viejo.

2.- My grandfather is older than my father

Mi abuelo es mas viejo que mi padre.

3.- Mario is the oldest student in the class

Mario es el estudiante más viejo en la clase.

                                                                                Andrea Lizbeth Chargoy Espinoza

 

Monosyllabic adjectives 

They are adjectives that end in a single consonant and are preced by a single vowel.

How are their superlative and comparative forms made?

These form their comparative by doubling the last consonant and adding "ER" to the adjetive plus the word "THAN".

These adjectives from the superlative by placing the word "THE" before the adjective, doubling the last consonant, and adding "EST" to the end of the adjective.

Examples

1. The house is big

  La casa es grande

2. Today it is hotter than yesterday

Hoy hace más calor que ayer

3. My clothes are the wettest in the house

    Mi ropa es la más mojada en la casa.

                                                                                        Alejandra Alarcón Tolentino

Adjectives ending in "y"

Adjectives ending in "Y" form their comparative by changing the "Y" to "I" and adding "ER" to the adjective plus the word "Than." These adjectives form the superlative by placing the word "The" before the adjective, changing the "Y" to "i" on the adjective, and adding "EST" at the end.

Examples

1. I woke up early.

Me desperté temprano.

2. My sister is heavier than me.

Mi hermana es más pesada que yo.

3. This is the dirtiest room in the house.

Esta es la habitación más sucia de la casa.

                                                                                         Wendy Alvarez Alarcón

Two or more syllabe adjectives

These adjectives form their comparative by placing the word "MORE" before the adjective without changing it, followed by the word "THAN"at the end.

They form their superlative by placing the words "THE MOST" before the adjective, the adjective remains unchanged.

Examples:

1. He is intelligent

    Él es inteligente

2. My bag is more expensive than yours

   Mi bolso es más caro que el tuyo

3. This class is the most boring of the week

    Esta clase es la más aburrida de la semana

Ariadna Yamilet Vigueras Mónico

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

Irregular adjectives do not have an exact way of forming their comparative an  superlative forms, so they must be memorizedo.

Examples:

1. This restaurant is better than the one we went to yesterday.

    Este restaurante es mejor que el que visitamos ayer. 

2. That was the worst day of my live.

   Ese fue el peor dia de mi vida.

Brenda Itzel Campos Hernández

Coparatives of equiality

 We use comparatives of equality to say that two things, places, people or animals have equal or identical characteristics.

Affirmative

Personal Noun➕ Verb To Be➕ As ➕ Adjective➕  As ➕ Complement

                             (am, is, are)

Negative

Personal Noun➕ Verb To Be➕Not➕  As ➕ Adjective➕  As ➕ Complement

                             (am, is, are)

                               \_____________/

                                          |

                              I'm not, isn't, aren't

Interrogative

 Verb To Be➕Personal Noun➕ As ➕ Adjective➕  As ➕ Complement➕?

(am, is, are)

With which personal noun is the auxiliary AM, IS and ARE used?

I AM                                  She IS

You ARE                           It IS

He IS                                 We ARE

They ARE

 Examples

1. He is as big as his broher

    Él es tan grande como su hermano

2. She is not as strong as her father

    Ella no es tan fuerte como su padre

3. Am I as tall as the door?

  ¿Soy tan alto como la puerta?

Ariadna Yamilet Vigueras Mónico