(MEDP) - Gramática: Using Adjectives as Nouns Lesson

Gramática: Using Adjectives as Nouns

Please watch the following video lesson. As always, be prepared to take notes and press pause when needed.

As we learned in the video lesson, in Spanish, almost any adjective can be used as a noun. Most of the time these nouns will be translated into English as the ____ one, where the blank is an adjective in English.

Adjectives are often used as nouns to refer to a noun that was recently mentioned.

¿Te gusta la falda verde o la falda negra? - Me gusta  la negra.

Do you like the green skirt or the black skirt? - I like the black one.

Forming Nouns with Adjectives

To use an adjective as a noun, you simply add an article. The article must match the noun it refers to in gender and number. Below are some examples:

Examples of adjectives as nouns chart. Heading from left to right, adjective, singular masculine noun form, singular feminine noun form, plural masculine noun form, plural feminine noun form. Chart from left to right, rojo, red, el rojo, la roja, los rojos, las rojas, nuevo, new, el nuevo, la nueva, los nuevos, las nuevas, barato, cheap, el barato, la barata, los baratos, las baratas

Me gusta el vestido azul, pero el rojo es más barato.

I like the blue dress, but the red one is cheaper.

*Since the noun vestido is  masculine and singular, rojo is also  masculine and singular.

Adjectives as Nouns Practice Activity

Please complete the following activity.

Past Participles as Adjectives 

Past participles are commonly used as adjectives in Spanish. When this is the case, they must agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify. The following examples show past participles being used as adjectives.

Me encantan los huevos revueltos. 
- I love scrambled eggs.
Salimos por la puerta abierta.
- We left through the open door.

Past Participles Practice Activity