Los Adjetivos

AdjectivesJosh Lisi

Adjective Placement

In English placed before the nounex: the red house

the big bookthe long marker

In Spanish placed after the nounex: la casa roja

el libro grandeel marcador largo

Adjective Agreement

Nouns in Spanish are: singular, plural, masculine, or feminine

el chico los chicosla chica las chicas

Adjectives in Spanish always agree with the noun in gender and number, this means: singular, plural, masculine, or feminineperezoso perezosos

perezosa perezosas

Adjective Agreement (cont…)

Adjectives ending in an “o” will have all 4 forms of the adjective: o, a, os, as

Adjectives ending in an “e” describe both masculine and feminine adjectives therefore does not change.

chico amable chicos amableschica amable chicas amables

Adjectives have the same rule as nouns to make them plural, if it ends in a vowel add a “s,” and if it ends in a consonant add an “es.”

Adjective Agreement (cont…)

Adjectives that end in “ista” are both masculine and femininechico deportista chicos deportistaschica deportista chicas deportistas

Adjectives that end in “or” are masculine and“ora” are feminine

trabajador trabajadorestrabajadoratrabajadoras

Practicamos

1. La profesora _________ (pretty)2. El estudiante __________ (intelligent)3. El papel ________ (white)4. Los pupitres _________ (brown)5. María es _________ (bold)6. El profesor __________ (athletic)7. La música ________ (high)8. Las madres ___________ (kind)

bonita

inteligente

blanco

marrones

atrevida

deportista

alta

amables