Adjectives: 'Grande' and 'Bueno'
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 11.5.3
'Grande', 'Bueno' and 'Malo'
'Grande' (big), 'bueno' (good), and 'malo' (bad) change when they come before a singular noun (ending 'o' or 'a').
'Grande'
- When 'grande' comes before a singular noun, it shortens to 'gran' and its meaning changes to great. This also happens before vowels and words beginning with 'h'.
- 'Grande' shortens before a masculine or feminine noun.
- Una gran pared.
- A great wall.
- Un gran evento.
- A great event.
'Bueno' and 'malo'
- 'Bueno' and 'malo' only shorten before singular masculine nouns ('o') or before vowels and words beginning with 'h'.
- Un buen hijo.
- A good son.
- Un mal ejemplo.
- A bad example.
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