Adjectives

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Adjectives are words that describe a noun or a pronoun. Adjectives that are attributes or nationality generally follow a noun.

EXAMPLES

lección fácil / easy lesson
cielo azul / blue sky
comida china / Chinese food

EXCEPTIONS are possessive, demonstrative, or numerical adjectives. As in English, they precede the noun.

EXAMPLES

mi casa/ my house
ese libro/ that book
siete sillas/ seven chairs

FORMS OF ADJECTIVES (Agreement)

1. Most adjectives change form, depending upon whether the noun they modify is masculine or feminine and singular or plural. For words that end in o, a, and e, their endings are the following:

Gender	Singular	Plural
Masculine	-o	-os
Feminine	-a	-as
Masc. or Fem.	-e	-es

2. In Spanish, adjectives must correspond in number and gender to the article and noun they modify. In English, adjectives do NOT change.

EXAMPLES

Gender	Singular	Plural
Masculine	el gato blanco/ the white cat	los gatos blancos/ the white cats
Feminine	la gata blanca/ the white cat	las gatas blancas/ the white cats
Masculine	el hombre inteligente/ the intelligent man	los hombres inteligentes/ the intelligent men
Feminine	la mujer inteligente/ the intelligent woman	las mujeres inteligentes/ the intelligent women

3. Generally, words that end in a consonant, -es is added to form their plural; however, the ending, -es, remains constant despite of the gender of the noun they modify.

EXAMPLES

Gender	Singular	Plural
Masculine	El libro azul/ The blue book	Los libros azules/ The blue books
Feminine	La caja azul/ The blue box	Las cajas azules/ The blue boxes

NOTE: That adjectives are made plural by adding -s, -es; however, when words end in z, it changes to -ces.

EXAMPLES

el hombre capaz/ the capable man

los hombres capaces/ the capable men.