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Question

Cuál es correcto? Answer la señora vieja le señore vieja la señora viejo

¿Cuál es correcto? Answer el hombre jóvenes el joven hombre el hombre joven

¿Cuál es correcto? Answer la semana pasada la pasada semana la semana pasado

Welcome to the forum! - 00b6f46c, Sep 9, 2011

Answer 1

Hi Mary!!

we can't do your homework for you, but we can help you checking it, why don't you try first?

Just follow the rules:

1- Spanish adjectives follow the Spanish nouns.

2- if the noun is feminine then the adjective must be feminine too.

3- if the first noun is singular, then the adjective is singular as well.

l hope this helps! ^_^

la señora vieja - marykylie, Sep 9, 2011

el hombre joven - marykylie, Sep 9, 2011

la semana pasada are those right? - marykylie, Sep 9, 2011

yes they are :) - 00b6f46c, Sep 9, 2011

The first rule would be better stated: descriptive/restrictive adjectives follow the noun, quantative/qualitative adjectives precede the noun. - 0074b507, Sep 9, 2011

Answer 2

One thing that helps me is that normally the describing word (adjective) comes after the noun (person,place thing). However, if it talks about quantity (how much) then it (the adjective) most likely comes before the noun.

Oops. Didn't read your reply before leaving my comment above. - 0074b507, Sep 9, 2011