El mundo natural de Canarias: demonstrative adjectives, comparative 'tan...como'
I can use demonstrative adjectives and the comparative structure 'tan … como' to describe the Canary Islands in Spanish.
El mundo natural de Canarias: demonstrative adjectives, comparative 'tan...como'
I can use demonstrative adjectives and the comparative structure 'tan … como' to describe the Canary Islands in Spanish.
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Key learning points
- 'Ese' means 'that' before a singular or uncountable masculine noun.
- 'Esa' means 'that' before a singular or uncountable feminine noun.
- 'Esos' and 'esas' mean 'those' before plural masculine and plural feminine nouns.
- Most Spanish adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun.
- 'Tan ... como' means 'as ... as' in comparisons.
Keywords
Demonstrative adjective - a type of adjective used to signal a specific person, place or thing
Ese - demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' before a singular masculine noun
Esa - Spanish demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' before a singular feminine noun
Tan … como - comparative structure meaning 'as … as'
Common misconception
All Spanish adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun.
Most adjectives in Spanish agree in gender and number with the noun. However, adjectives ending in -e only agree with the noun in number.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
that (masculine, singular)
that (feminine, singular)
to be (state, location)
those (feminine, plural)
she, he, it is (trait)
those (masculine, plural)
landscape
nature
bird
environment
horse
resource
Exit quiz
6 Questions
species
living, alive
queue, tail
beauty
damp, humid
cloud
form, shape
lake
bird
shadow
blue
rubbish