Just the facts!Just the facts!
About adjectives in Spanish.About adjectives in Spanish.
OK, so what’s the scoop on adjectives
OK, so what’s the scoop on adjectives
You know that nouns in Spanish have gender.masculine
el libro
el muchachofeminine
la casa
la muchacha
They also have number.singular
el libro
la muchachaplural
los libros
las muchachas
Well, here’s the way it is...adjectives have to agree with whatever they tell about!
The noun is masculine, then the adjective is masculine
The noun is feminine, then the adjective is feminine
The noun is singular, then the adjective is singular.
The noun is plural, then the adjective is plural.
What if the noun is feminine
ANDplural?
Then the adjective is feminine and plural.
Are you telling me that this is like an equation in math?
Yeah, yeah....masculine noun = masculine adjective
feminine noun = feminine adjective
singular noun = singular adjective
plural noun = plural adjective
Kinda like that.....
OK, give me some more facts.
OK, give me some more facts.
Let’s check out how to talk about a boy, then a girl.
• el muchacho alto
• la muchacha alta
What about more than one boy and more than
one girl?• los muchachos altos
• las muchachas altas
Many common adjectives end in -o. These adjectives have four forms. The
following words all mean “red:”
• rojo
• roja
• rojos
• rojas
The correct form of the adjective depends upon the noun it modifies. Is the noun
masculine or feminine? Singular or plural? • el teléfono rojo
• la casa roja
• los teléfonos rojos
• las casas rojas
Notice how the endings are the same:
el teléfono rojola casa roja
los teléfonos rojoslas casas rojas
Notice how the endings are the same:
el teléfono rojola casa roja
los teléfonos rojoslas casas rojas
What about adjectives that end in e...
like inteligente?
Easy. Adjectives that end in -e also change
form for singular or plural. To form the
plural, simply add -s
la muchacha inteligente
las muchachas inteligentes
Easy. Adjectives that end in -e also change
form for singular or plural. To form the
plural, simply add -s
la muchacha inteligente
las muchachas inteligentes
Easier yet...adjectives that end in -e do not change form for masculine or feminine.
el muchacho inteligentela muchacha inteligente
los muchachos inteligenteslas muchachas inteligentes
Easier yet...adjectives that end in -e do not change form for masculine or feminine.
el muchacho inteligentela muchacha inteligente
los muchachos inteligenteslas muchachas inteligentes
In much the same way, most adjectives that end in a consonant do change form for singular or plural, but do not change for masculine or feminine. To form the plural, add -es.
el muchacho popularla muchacha popularlos muchachos populares
las muchachas populares
In much the same way, most adjectives that end in a consonant do change form for singular or plural, but do not change for masculine or feminine. To form the plural, add -es.
el muchacho popularla muchacha popularlos muchachos populares
las muchachas populares
OK...let’s wrap up this story.
OK...let’s wrap up this story.
Give me the 411.Give me the 411.
Here it is...• Adjectives ending in -o have four forms: alto,
alta, altos, altas
• Adjectives ending in -e have two forms: inteligente, inteligentes
(form plural by adding –s)
• Most adjectives ending in a consonant have two forms: popular, populares
(form plural by adding -es)
