Numeral/Indefinite Adjectives
Spanish Adjectives Numeral and Indefinite Adjectives
The numeral adjectives express a specific number or place in order. They will be explained in detail in the Long Explanation below:
Hay sólo tres carros. - There are only three cars.
Traiga usted el primer plato. - You bring the first dish.
Sólo me voy a llevar medio kilo de limones. - I will only take half kilo of limes.
Hemos alquilado una habitación doble. - We have rented a double room.
The indefinite adjectives accompany the noun adding an idea of vagueness.
¿Había algunos testigos? - Were there some witnesses?
Este hotel tiene varios botones. - This hotel has several bellboys.
todo terreno. - all land.
No tengo ninguna pregunta. - I have no questions.
NUMERAL adjectives can be divided in: cardinal, ordinal, partitive, and multiple.
Cardinals accompany the noun indicating the exact quantity or number, for example: uno (one), dos (two), tres (three), cinco (five), etc.
cuatro bicicletas. - four bycicles
treinta y un estudiantes. - thirty-one students.
doce jugadores de fútbol - twelve soccer players.
Ordinals indicate the number in order. For example: primer (first), segundo (second), tercero (third), quinto (fifth), etc.
el primer inventor - the first inventor
la tercera novia - the third bride
el décimo mandamiento - the tenth commandment
Partitives indicate a fraction of a number. For example: medio (half), tercio (third), quinto (fifth), etc.
media naranja - half an orange
la tercera parte - the third part
Multiples indicate a number several times. For example: doble (double), triple (triple), quíntuple (quintuple), etc.
doble peso - double weight
triple ración - triple serving
INDEFINITE adjectives give a vague idea. They are somewhat similar to the indefinite article un. Let's see different indefinite adjectives:
algún, alguna, algunos - some | ningún, ninguno, niguna - none |
cada - each | varios - some, various |
todo, todos - all | mucho, muchos, mucha - much |
tanto - so much | tantos, bastantes - several |
cualquier - any | demasiado, demasiadas - too much, too many |
cierta, cierto - certain, some | poco, pocos, pocas - a few |
They have a special form used when the adjective precedes a masculine singular noun:
alguno: algún alguna algunas (some, any) ninguno: ningún ninguna (ningunos ningunas) (no, none)
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