Los adjetivos

Español II

What is an adjective?

Describes a nounExamples: tall, short, smart, attractive

Spanish adjectives

In Spanish, adjectives must agree in…– Gender: Are we describing a

masculine or feminine thing?– Number: Are we describing one

thing or many things?

How to make adjectives agree

Step 1: Figure out if you are describing a masculine or feminine noun– Masculine: typically will end in –o– Feminine: typically will end in -a

How to make adjectives agree

Step 2: Figure out if you are describing one noun or many nouns– One noun: do nothing– Many nouns: add -s for a vowel,

add -es for consonants

Examples

If the adjective normally ends in an –oMasculine, singular:

ends in –oMasculine, plural: ends in –os

Feminine, singular: ends in –a

Feminine, plural: ends in -as

Example: Bonito

Masculine, singular: bonito

Masculine, plural: bonitos

Feminine, singular: bonita

Feminine, plural: bonitas

Examples

If the adjective normally ends in a vowel other than –o– Both masculine and feminine use the

same adjective– To make the adjective plural, add an

“s”

Examples

If the adjective normally ends in a –r

Masculine, singular:use the adjective

Masculine, plural: ends in –res

Feminine, singular: ends in –ra

Feminine, plural: ends in -ras

Example: conversador

Masculine, singular: conversador

Masculine, plural: conversadores

Feminine, singular: conversadora

Feminine, plural: conversadoras

How to form a sentence

First, you need a subject.Examples:

yo nosotros / nosotras

tú vosotros / vosotras

élellaUd.a name

ellosellasUds.multiple names

How to form a sentence

Then, you need a verb.The two verbs we use with adjectives are:sertener

Ser

Means to beWe use it with almost all adjectives.yo soy nosotros/as

___ y yotú y yo

somos

tú eres vosotros/as sois

élellaUd.(a name)

es ellosellasUds.(multiple names)

son

Tener

Means to haveWe use it with eye and hair color.

yo tengo nosotros/as___ y yotú y yo

tenemos

tú tienes vosotros/as tenéis

élellaUd.(a name)

tiene ellosellasUds.(multiple names)

tienen

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