 Spanish
Indefinite Adjectives ~ Adjetivos indefinidos
Affirmative indefinite adjectives are used
to modify nouns in a unspecific sense.
| 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. |
The Spanish indefinite adjectives
are
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Notes
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| algún/alguna |
some, a few |
1 |
| cada |
each |
2 |
| cierto |
certain |
1 |
| diverso |
various |
1 |
| mucho |
many, much, a lot |
1 |
| otro |
other |
1 |
| poco |
few, a little |
1 |
| tal |
some, any |
3 |
| todo |
all |
1 |
| varios |
several, some |
4 |
Notes:
| 1 |
These pronouns 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. |
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| 2 |
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. |
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| 3 |
Tal has only singular
and plural forms: tal, tales |
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No hay tal cosa. |
There's no such thing. |
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Tales ideas nos ayudarán. |
Such ideas will help us. |
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| 4 |
Varios has only
masculine and feminine plural forms: varios, varias |
|
Tengo varios libros. |
I have several books. |
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Compré varias flores. |
I bought several flowers. |
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| 5 |
Unlike most Spanish
adjectives, indefinite adjectives precede the noun they modify. |
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| 6 |
The Spanish indefinite article + noun
can be replaced with the indefinite pronoun (lesson coming soon). |
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