Productos típicos: 'ser' present, nationality adjectives
I can use and understand the verb ‘ser’ with nationality adjectives in the context of products and exports from Latin America.
Productos típicos: 'ser' present, nationality adjectives
I can use and understand the verb ‘ser’ with nationality adjectives in the context of products and exports from Latin America.
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Key learning points
- The present indicative forms of ‘ser’ are ‘soy’, ‘eres’, ‘es’, ‘somos’, ‘sois’ and ‘son’.
- Adjectives of nationality must agree with the nouns they describe.
- Masculine adjectives ending in -o change to -a, -os- or -as depending on the gender and number of the noun.
- Masculine adjectives ending in -és change to -esa, -eses or -esas depending on the gender and number of the noun.
Keywords
Ser - verb meaning 'to be, being' for general traits
Adjective - word that gives information about a noun
Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number
Common misconception
In Spanish, all masculine adjectives end in -o.
Many masculine adjectives end in -o, but this is not always the case. For example, many masculine adjectives of nationality end in -és e.g. 'inglés' and 'francés'.
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Exit quiz
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