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Adjectives - Describing things.Adjectives - Describing things.

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Adjectives must agree with the Adjectives must agree with the nouns they modify in nouns they modify in GENDERGENDER (masculine or feminine) and (masculine or feminine) and NUMBERNUMBER (singular or plural) (singular or plural)

Examples of nouns and adjectives

Nouns

La regla (feminine, singular)Las chicas (feminine, plural)El chico (masculine, singular)Los libros (masculine, plural)

Adjectives

roja (feminine, singular)rubias (feminine, plural)guapo (masculine, singular)negros (masculine, plural)

If a noun or adjective ends in If a noun or adjective ends in ––aa, , it is usually it is usually

feminine feminine and singularand singular

la reglla reglaa roj rojaa

Noun, feminine & singular Adjective, feminine & singular

If a noun or adjective ends in If a noun or adjective ends in ––asas, , it is usually it is usually

feminine feminine and pluraland plural

las chiclas chicasas rubi rubiasas

Noun, feminine & plural Adjective, feminine & plural

If a noun or adjective ends in If a noun or adjective ends in ––oo, , it is usually it is usually

masculinemasculine and singular and singular

El muchachEl muchachoo guap guapoo

Noun, masculine & singular Adjective, masculine & singular

If a noun or adjective ends in If a noun or adjective ends in ––osos, , it is usually it is usually

masculinemasculine and plural and plural

Los librLos librosos negr negrosos

Noun, masculine & plural Adjective, masculine & plural

Some nouns do NOT end in –Some nouns do NOT end in –oo or –or –aa so you have to know if they are so you have to know if they are

masculinemasculine or or femininefeminine..

Reloj – masculine, el reloj, los relojes

Pupitre – masculine, el pupitre, los pupitres

Mujer – feminine, la mujer, las mujeres

Some nouns are exceptionsSome nouns are exceptionsto the ruleto the rule

día – masculine, el día, los días

mapa – masculine, el mapa, los mapas

Some adjectives end in aSome adjectives end in avowel or consonant, so you vowel or consonant, so you only change the number by only change the number by

adding –s or -esadding –s or -es

azul, azules (for both masculine & feminine)

inteligente, inteligentes (for both masculine & feminine)

El chico es _________

altas

alta

altos

alto

alto

Noun, masculine & singular Adjective, masculine & singular

La chica es________________

morenas y bonitas

morena y bonita

morenos y bonitos

moreno y bonito

morena y bonita

Noun, feminine & singular Adjectives, feminine & singular

Carlos y Tomás son______________________

simpático y cómico

simpáticos y cómicos

simpáticos y cómicos

simpática y cómica

simpáticas y cómicas

Nouns, masculine & plural Adjectives, masculine & plural

El perro es _________________

blanca y negra

blanco y negro

blancas y negras

blanco y negro

blancos y negros

Noun, masculine & singular Adjectives, masculine & singular

Las puertas son _____________________

rojo y granderojos y grandes

roja y granderojas y grandes

rojas y grandes

Noun, feminine & plural Adjectives, feminine & plural