Adjectives

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Adjectives
Adjectives
pequeña
delgado
azul
baja
alto
roja
pequeño
delgada
grande
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Adjectives
Adjectives
An adjective agrees in
gender number
with the noun or pronoun it describes
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Agreement in Gender

• Adjectives ending in o

1. un niño pequeño una niña ________
pequeña
2. un auto amarillo una casa ________
amarilla
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Rule

• Adjectives ending in o

change to a to form the feminine
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• Adjectives ending in e

1. un hombre inteligente
una mujer _________
inteligente
2. un profesor excelente
una profesora _________
excelente
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Rule

• Adjectives ending in e

do not usually change from masculine to feminine
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Agreement in Number

• Adjectives ending in a vowel

una persona alta
muchas personas altas
Add -s

• Adjectives ending in a consonant

un hermano menor
dos hermanos menores
Add -es

• Adjectives ending in -z

Change -z to c add -es
una novia feliz
muchas novias felices
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Position of Adjectives

• In English

a thin man
adjective
noun

• In Spanish

un hombre delgado
adjective
noun