Using adjectives as nouns in Spanish
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Spanish adjectives can generally serve as nouns as well.
Generally, the English equivalent is: the/a + adjective + one
Examples:
To form nouns with adjectives, you need to add an article (definite or indefinite) before the adjective.
Adjective | Masculine/Singular | Masculine/Plural | Feminine/Singular | Feminine/Plural |
---|---|---|---|---|
feo (ugly) | el feo | los feos | la fea | las feas |
gordo (fat) | el gordo | los gordos | los gordas | las gordas |
sabio (wise) | el sabio | los sabios | las sabias | los sabios |
The article must agree in gender and number with the noun it refers to.
Example:
Me gusta la corbata azul, pero prefiero la negra. (I like the blue tie, but I prefer the black one.)
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Adjectives are used as nouns when referring to a noun that was recently mentioned.
Example:
¿Te gusta la bufanda rosa o la bufanda escocesa? Me gusta la escocesa. (Do you like the pink scarf or the tartan scarf? I like the tartan one.)
To express general or abstract senses, the neuter article lo has to be placed before the adjective.
Th English equivalent is: the + adjective + thing or what's where.
Examples:
Please keep in mind the following structure:
article (el, las, los, las / un, una, unos, unos) + adjective
1- Prefiero la corbata roja: Prefiero . (I prefer the red tie.)
2- Necesito comprar unos calcetines negros: Necesito comprar . (I need to buy some black socks.)
3- Me gusta la falda escocesa: Me gusta . (I like the tartan skirt.)
4- Prefiero las sabanas rosas: Prefiero . (I prefer the pink bed sheets.)
5- Prefiero el gato naranja: Prefiero . (I prefer the ginger cat.)
6- Me gustan los hombres divertidos: Me gustan . (I like funny men.)
7- Compra la tarta grande: Compra . (Buy the big cake.)
8- Me encantan las mariposas multicolores: Me encantan . (I love multicolour butterflies.)
9- Ojalá no encuentres a una mujer mentirosa: Ojalá no encuentres a . (I hope you will not meet a lying woman.)
10- Quiero unas patatas bravas: Quiero . (I want some patatas bravas.)
Please keep in mind the following structure:
article (el, las, los, las / un, una, unos, unos) + adjective
1- Prefiero la corbata roja: Prefiero . (I prefer the red tie.)
2- Necesito comprar unos calcetines negros: Necesito comprar . (I need to buy some black socks.)
3- Me gusta la falda escocesa: Me gusta . (I like the tartan skirt.)
4- Prefiero las sabanas rosas: Prefiero . (I prefer the pink bed sheets.)
5- Prefiero el gato naranja: Prefiero . (I prefer the ginger cat.)
6- Me gustan los hombres divertidos: Me gustan . (I like funny men.)
7- Compra la tarta grande: Compra . (Buy the big cake.)
8- Me encantan las mariposas multicolores: Me encantan . (I love multicolour butterflies.)
9- Ojalá no encuentres a una mujer mentirosa: Ojalá no encuentres a . (I hope you will not meet a lying woman.)
10- Quiero unas patatas bravas: Quiero . (I want some patatas bravas.)
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