Adjectives Adjetivos

Adjectives l Words that describe people and things are called adjectives (adjetivos). l In Spanish, most adjectives have both masculine and feminine forms. l The masculine form usually ends in the letter -o and the feminine form usually ends in the letter -a.

Adjectives l Masculine adjectives are used to describe masculine nouns. l Marcos es ordenado y simpatico. l Marcos is organized and nice.

Adjectives l Feminine adjectives are used to describe feminine nouns. l Marta es ordenada y simpática. l Marta is organized and nice.

Rule # 1 Most adjectives end in –o. To make them feminine, change the –o to an –a. To make them plural, change the –o to –os for masculine and change the –a to –as for feminine.

chistoso – funny Masculine singular El es chistos o. Masculine plural Ellos son chistoso s. Feminine singular Ella es chistos a. Feminine plural Ellas son chistos as.

Rule # 2 When an adjective ends in –a or –e no change is made to make them masculine or feminine singular. To make them plural, just add an –s.

egoísta – selfish, or paciente – patient Masculine singular El es egoíst a. El es pacient e. Masculine plural Ellos son egoíst as. Ellos son pacient es. Feminine singular Ella es egoíst a. Ella es pacient e. Feminine plural Ellas son egoíst as. Ellas son pacient es.

Rule # 3 When an adjective ends in a consonant (except for –r or –z) no change is made to make them masculine or feminine singular. To make them plural, just add –es.

débil – weak Masculine singular El es débi l. Masculine plural Ellos son débi les. Feminine singular Ella es débi l. Feminine plural Ellas son débi les.

Rule # 4 When an adjective ends in –r, the feminine singular is formed by adding an –a. The masculine plural by adding –es and the feminine plural by adding –as.

trabajador – hardworking Masculine singular El es trabajado r. Masculine plural Ellos son trabajado res. Feminine singular Ella es trabajado ra. Feminine plural Ellas son trabajado ras.

Rule # 5 When an adjective ends in –z, no change is made to make them masculine or feminine singular. To make them plural, change the –z to a –c and add –es.

feliz – happy Masculine singular El es feli z. Masculine plural Ellos son feli ces. Feminine singular Ella es feli z. Feminine plural Ellas son feli ces.

Complete the following practice AdjectiveMasculine S.Masculine P.Feminine S.Feminine P. 1. hermoso 2. interesante 3. fácil 4. cruel 5. encantador 6. valiente 7. joven 8. realista