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Spanish Adjectives: Adding Nuance to Descriptions
Learn to add nuance to your descriptions in Spanish by mastering adjective position, advanced comparisons, and key meaning contrasts with ser and estar.
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TutorialSpanish
Spanish Adjectives: Adding Nuance to Descriptions
Learn to add nuance to your descriptions in Spanish by mastering adjective position, advanced comparisons, and key meaning contrasts with ser and estar.
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In Spanish, where you place an adjective can completely change its meaning. Typically, an adjective after a noun has its literal, objective meaning, while an adjective before a noun can have a more figurative or subjective sense.
Lesson#2
A classic example is the word 'viejo' for 'old'. 'Un amigo viejo' means a friend who is elderly. However, 'un viejo amigo' means a long-time friend, someone you have known for years, regardless of their age.
Quiz#3
Translate into Spanish: 'an old friend', meaning a friend who is elderly.
un amigo viejo
Quiz#4
Translate into Spanish: 'an old friend', meaning a friend you have known for a long time.
un viejo amigo
Lesson#5
This pattern applies to other adjectives too. For example, 'un hombre pobre' is a man with no money. But 'un pobre hombre' is a pitiable or unfortunate man, someone you feel sorry for.
Quiz#6
How do you say 'a poor man' in Spanish, meaning a man with no money?
un hombre pobre
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