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Adjectives

Other Adjeetive Fornis IJsed Before Noims: The Shortened Forms

When they precede the noun, certain adjectives have shortened forms (apócopes), that is, the masculine forms of several adjectives drop the -o ending when they are immediately followed by a masculine noun.

Si me ayudas eres un buen amis[o. ]    „ .    _

t-,    ,    .    i r lfyou help me, you are a po od frtend.

Fres un amigo bueno si me ayudas. J J J 1 J    J

The following list includes the basie adjectives and their shortened forms in context:

alguno (some)    algun libro (somebook)

bueno (good)    buen consejo (goud advice)

mało (bad)    mai ejemplo (badexample)

ninguno (no, not any) ningun soldado (no soldier) primero (first)    el primer capitulo (the first chapter)

tercero (third)    el tercer ano (the thirdyear)

uno (a, on, one)    un poema (apoem)

Notę the accent mark on the shortened forms algun and ningun. Remember that cień and ciento are adjectives of quantity:

• Cień is used for the number one hundred before a plural noun (masculine or feminine).

Tengo solamente cień dólares en    / only have one hundred dollars in my pocket.

el bolsillo.

La Gasa de Representantes quiere cień    The House of Representatwes wants one

hundred

mil millones.    billion.

Ciento appears in numbers 101 and higher.

Hay ciento noventa y nueve sillas en es te salon.


There are one hundred and ninety-nine chairs in this room.


San, the shortened form of the adjective Santo, is used with all masculine names of saints. Exceptions are Santo Domingo and Santo Tomas.

San Francisco es una ciudad en    San Francisco is a city in California.

Galifornia.

ejercicio

l Yerdadero o falso ?

_ 1. Santa Fe fue fundada por los ingleses.

_ 2. En ninguno de los paises de America del Sur hablan portugues.

_ 3. Algunas personas creen que Shakespeare creó la formula del soneto.

_ 4. Fumar delante de los jóvenes puede ser un mai ejemplo.

_ 5. Santo Domingo esta en Puerto Rico.


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