4.7.4

'Grande' and 'Bueno'

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'Bueno' and 'Malo'

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

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Before masculine singular nouns

  • 'Bueno' (good) and 'malo' (bad) are made shorter before masculine singular nouns.
    • buenobuen
    • malomal
  • 'Grande' changes to 'gran' both before masculine and feminine singular nouns.
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Examples

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