Malo describes poor quality or an undesirable situation and agrees with the noun.
The idea
Use mala for a feminine singular noun and malos for a masculine plural noun.
Examples
- La conexión es mala hoy.The connection is bad today.
- El arroz se puso malo después de tantos días.The rice went bad after so many days.
- Tuvimos un mal día por la lluvia.We had a bad day because of the rain.
- Estas noticias son malas.This news is bad.
- El coche tiene un mal motor.The car has a bad engine.
- No todos los libros viejos son malos.Not all old books are bad.
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Before a masculine singular noun, malo normally shortens to mal: un mal día.
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Choose the form agreeing with conexión: La conexión es ___. (mala / malo)
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mala
Mala agrees with the feminine singular noun conexión.
Choose the form before a masculine singular noun: Tuvimos un ___ día. (mal / malo)
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mal
Malo shortens to mal before masculine singular día.
Choose the form agreeing with libros: Los libros son ___. (malos / mal)
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malos
Malos agrees with the masculine plural noun libros.
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Choose the form agreeing with conexión: La conexión es ___. (mala / malo)
Choose the form before a masculine singular noun: Tuvimos un ___ día. (mal / malo)
Choose the form agreeing with libros: Los libros son ___. (malos / mal)
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a bad connection and an unpleasant day using the correct adjective forms.