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Adjetivos indefinidos
Indefinite adjectives describe nouns in a general or non-specific way. Many indefinite adjectives indicate a vague quantity.
Por ejemplo…
| Todos los libros son buenos. | All of the books are good. | |
| Cada estudiante debe hablar. | Each student must speak. | |
| Hay otras posibilidades. | There are other possibilities. | |
| Quiero varias cosas. | I want several things. |
Characteristics of indefinite adjectives
- Used in place of an article, not with one
- Placed directly in front of a noun
- Must agree with the noun in number and sometimes gender
- Many are identical to Spanish indefinite pronouns
Spanish indefinite adjectives
| Masc sing | Fem sing | Masc plural | Fem plural | ||
| algún | alguna | algunos | algunas | some, a few | |
| cada | each | ||||
| cierto | cierta | ciertos | ciertas | certain | |
| diverso | diversa | diversos | diversas | various | |
| mucho | mucha | muchos | muchas | many, much, a lot | |
| otro | otra | otros | otras | other | |
| poco | poca | pocos | pocas | few, a little | |
| tal | tales | some, any | |||
| todo | toda | todos | todas | all | |
| varios | varias | several, some |
Using indefinite adjectives
+ Algún, cierto, diverso, mucho, otro, poco, and todo have four different forms and agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.
| Veo a algunos hombres. | I see some men. | |
| Tiene mucha libertad. | He has a lot of freedom. |
+ Cada is invariable – it is followed by a singular noun and the third personal singular verb form.
| Cada país tiene sus proprias tradiciones. | Each country has its own traditions. | |
| Quiero mirar cada coche. | I want to look at each car. |
+ Tal has only singular and plural forms: tal, tales.
| No hay tal cosa. | There’s no such thing. | |
| Tales ideas nos ayudarán. | Such ideas will help us. |
+ Varios has only masculine and feminine plural forms: varios, varias.
| Tengo varios libros. | I have several books. | |
| Compré varias flores. | I bought several flowers. |
Notes
- Unlike most Spanish adjectives, indefinite adjectives precede the noun they modify.
- Spanish indefinite article + noun can be replaced with an indefinite pronoun.
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