Agreementdifficulty 2
apocope
Some adjectives drop their final syllable before a masculine singular noun: bueno→buen, malo→mal, primero→primer, alguno→algún, ninguno→ningún. Grande→gran before any singular noun.
Examples
un ___ libro
→ buen
bueno → buen before masc.sing
___ amigo
→ algún
alguno → algún (with accent)
un ___ hombre
→ gran
grande → gran before any singular
Words in this rule
| Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|
| primero | NN |
| bueno | NN |
| ninguno | DT |
| grande | JJ |
| alguno | — |
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