Adjective to describe personal
characteristics
These would use the verb SER (to be)
Soy, Eres, Es, Somos, (Sois), Son
Remember:
Adjectives that end in “O” have 4 forms.Adjs that end in a consonant or a vowel only have 2 forms.
Exceptions: Nationalities & Words that end in “án, ón, ín, or dor”
also have 4 forms
Remember:
Possessive adjectives agree with the noun not the person.
His friends = Sus amigos Their friend = Su amigo
Remember:
Demonstrative adjectives:This and These have “t”s
(este, esta, estos, estas)That and Those don’t
(ese, esa, esos, esas)And if it’s far away, use the word that begins with “a”
(aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas)
tall
alto, alta, altos, altas
friendly
amigable, amigablesEnds in a vowel = 2 forms only
artistic
artístico, artística, artísticos, artísticas
daring
atrevido, atrevida, atrevidos, atrevidas
lazy person
holgazán, holgazana, holgazanes, holgazanasends in “án” = exception
and has 4 forms
this (m.)
este
short
bajo, baja, bajos, bajas
my
mi, misNOTE: Singular/Plural agrees with the noun
NOT the person:Mi perro y MIS gatos
pretty
bonito, bonita, bonitos, bonitas
sporty, sports-loving
deportista, deportistasends in “ista” = has 2 forms only
this (f.)
esta
unorganized
desordenado, desordenada, desordenados, desordenadas
studious
estudioso, estudiosa, estudiosos, estudiosas
glutton
comelón, comelona, comelones, comelonasends in “ón” = exception
has 4 forms
your
tu, tusNOTE: Singular/Plural agrees with the noun
NOT the persontu carro
tus carros
famous
famoso, famosa, famosos, famosas
funny, cute
gracioso, graciosa, graciosos, graciosas
These (m)
estos
handsome, good-looking
guapo, guapa, guapos, guapas
beautiful
hermoso, hermosa, hermosos, hermosas
his, her, your (formal)
su, susNOTE: Singular/Plural agrees with the noun
NOT the personHis friend = su amigo
His friends = sus amigos
impatient
impaciente, impacientesends with a vowel = 2 forms only
these (f.)
estas
inseparable, close
inseparable, inseparablesends with a vowel = 2 forms only
German
alemán, alemana, alemanes, alemanasends in “án” = exception
has 4 forms
intelligent
inteligente, inteligentes
young
joven, jóvenesends in a consonant (and isn’t an exception)
has 2 forms onlyREMEMBER the pronunciation rules
our
nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras
older (person)
mayor, mayoresends in a consonant and isn’t an exception
has 2 forms only
those (m)
esos
negative
negativo, negativa, negativos, negativas
optimist
optimista, optimistasends in “ista”
has 2 forms only
organized
ordenado, ordenada, ordenados, ordenadas
their
su, susNOTE: Singular/Plural agrees with the noun
NOT the personTheir paper: Su papel
Their papers: Sus papeles
those (f.)
esas
French
francés, francesa, franceses, francesasends in a consonant but it’s a nationality
has 4 forms
patient
paciente, pacientes
lazy
perezoso, perezosa, perezosos, perezosas
that (m.)
ese
pessimist
pesimista, pesimistas
positive
positivo, positiva, positivos, positivas
shy, timid
tímido, tímida, tímidos, tímidas
that (f.)
esa
shy, reserved
reservado, reservada, reservados, reservadas
serious
serio, seria, serios, serias
those far away (f.)
aquellas
nice, charming
simpático, simpática, simpáticos, simpáticas
sociable
sociable, sociables
blabbermouth
parlanchín, parlanchina, parlanchines, parlanchinas
ends in “ín” = exceptionhas 4 forms
that far away (m.)
aquel
talented
talentoso, talentosa, talentosos, talentosas
dumb, silly
tonto, tonta, tontos, tontas
clumsy
torpe, torpes
that far away (f.)
aquella
hard-worker
trabajador, trabajadora, trabajadores, trabajadorasends in “dor” = exception
has 4 forms
old looking, old things
viejo, vieja, viejos, viejas
ugly
feo, fea, feos, feas
those far away (m.)
aquellos
Describe yourself
Yo soy…
Describe a friend
Mi amigo es…
Describe a friend and yourself
Mi amigo y yo somos…
Ask someone what they are like
¿Cómo eres (tú)?