What adjectives do
Adjectives describe nouns (people, places, things). They never change for gender or number: a red car, two red cars.
Position
- Before a noun: a beautiful girl, a big house.
- After be / look / feel / taste / smell: She is tall. The soup tastes good. It smells delicious.
Order of adjectives
opinion → size → age → shape → color → origin → material + noun: a beautiful old house, a small red bag, a big black dog.
-ed or -ing?
- -ed = how a person feels: I'm bored / interested / excited / tired.
- -ing = what causes the feeling: The film is boring / interesting / exciting.
Comparison
taller than · the tallest · more interesting than · the most interesting · heavier (y → ier) · good → better → the best.
Watch out
- No plural:
two reds shirts → two red shirts. - Adjective ≠ adverb: She is slow / She speaks slowly. The food tastes good (not
well).
En español
Los adjetivos describen sustantivos, van antes del sustantivo y no cambian de género ni número (a red car, two red cars). Orden: opinión, tamaño, edad, color… -ed = cómo se siente alguien; -ing = lo que lo causa.
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