4.7.4
'Grande' and 'Bueno'
'Bueno' and 'Malo'
'Bueno' and 'Malo'
'Bueno’ (good), ‘malo’ (bad), and ‘grande’ (big) change their spelling when they come before a noun.


Before masculine singular nouns
Before masculine singular nouns
- 'Bueno' (good) and 'malo' (bad) are made shorter before masculine singular nouns.
- bueno → buen
- malo → mal
- 'Grande' changes to 'gran' both before masculine and feminine singular nouns.


Examples
Examples
- un buen hijo
- a good son
- un mal ejemplo
- a bad example.
- una gran silla
- a big/great chair


Feminine and plural
Feminine and plural
- ‘Bueno’ and ‘malo’ change their ending for feminine and plural nouns.
- Just like other adjectives.
- 'Grande' add '-s' to create the plural for both masculine and feminine.


Feminine and plural: examples
Feminine and plural: examples
- una buena película - a good film.
- unos malos zapatos - some bad shoes
- unas buenas manzanas - some good apples
- unas grandes mesas - some large tables
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