D ESCRIPTIVE A DJECTIVES Señora Villalobos

O VERVIEW As the name may suggest, descriptive adjectives describe a quality of a noun. In Spanish, all parts of a noun phrase must match in gender and number. Agreement is the defining feature of the Spanish gender system. Adjectives must agree with the noun (or pronoun) they describe in gender and in number to show which noun they are describing. This means that if the noun is feminine, the adjective must be feminine, and if that same noun is also plural, the adjective will be feminine AND plural as well. las faldas - feminine, plural las faldas bonitas - all parts feminine and plural

Dictionaries Listed in masculine singular form Important to know how to change to match the noun you want to identify Most singular masculine forms end in -o, -e, - or a consonant

A DJECTIVES THAT END IN - O These adjectives describe nouns in both gender and number, and have four endings, one each for masculine, feminine, singular, and plural. These types of adjectives make up majority of the adjectives in Spanish. Masculine -o -os Feminine -a -as

A DJECTIVES THAT END IN - O To change the masculine form of an adjective to match a feminine noun, replace the -o ending with - a. Es un perro negro. Es una camisa negra. To make an -o adjective plural in the masculine or feminine form, add -s to the singular ending. El hombre es alto. Los hombres son altos. Soy delgada. Somos delgadas.

A DJECTIVES THAT END IN - E OR - ISTA do not change according to gender as they agree with both masculine and feminine in the basic form do change for number -e Adjective Endings Singular -e Plural -es -ista Adjective Endings Singular -ista Plural-istas

A DJECTIVES THAT END IN - E OR - ISTA Tengo un abuelo interesante. - masculine Mi abuela es interesante. - feminine Mi profesor es muy idealista. - masculine Mi profesora es muy idealista. – feminine To make an -e adjective plural, add an -s to the singular ending. Los árboles son verdes. Allí están las niñas grandes.

A DJECTIVES THAT END IN A CONSONANT Most adjectives that end in a consonant do not change according to gender, but do change for number, just like adjectives that end in -e. To make an adjective that ends in a consonant plural, add - es to the singular ending. El coche es azul. Los coches son azules. A la mujer joven le gusta este café. A las mujeres jóvenes les gusta este café.

A DJECTIVES THAT END IN A CONSONANT Exception: Adjectives that end in -z in the singular, change the -z to a -c before adding the plural ending. El gato es feliz. Los gatos son felices.

A DJECTIVES THAT END IN A CONSONANT Exception: Adjectives that end in -or, -ón, or -ín do have feminine forms. Simply add -a or -as to the masculine singular form and delete the orthographic accent if necessary. Mi hermano es trabajador. Mi hermana es trabajadora. Mis hermanos son trabajadores. Mis hermanas son trabajadoras. Pablo es cabezón. Paula es cabezona.

A DJECTIVES THAT END IN A CONSONANT Exception: Adjectives ending in -erior do not have a feminine form. Está en el patio exterior del edificio. Está en la parte posterior del edificio.

MasculineFeminine SingularPluralSingularPlural -o-os-a-as -e-es-e-es -ista-istas-ista-istas consonantconsonant + esconsonantconsonant + es -z-ces-z-ces -or-ores-ora-oras -ón-ones-ona-onas -ín-ines-inainas Summary

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H ABLANDO DE LAS FOTOS Describe the picture or pictures you see using the descriptive word given

E L GATO, NEGRO

E L Z APATO, BLANCO

L A P ELOTA, GRANDE

E L H OMBRE, BAJO

L A C HICA, BONITO

E L H OMBRE, GUAPO

E L E STUDIANTE, INTELIGENTE

E L N OVIO, FELIZ

L A O REJA, PEQUEÑO

L A CHAQUETA, AZUL

L A A BEJA, GRANDE

E L M ONO, LOCO

E L PLANETA, REDONDO

L A C HICA, INTELIGENTE