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Gender and adjective agreement

Learn about genders in Spanish, masculine and feminine forms, adjective agreement, singular/plural forms, with examples

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Gender and adjective agreement

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  1. Preview Nouns and pronouns Adjectives Singular and plural forms Gender and adjective agreement

  2. Nouns and pronouns in Spanish are divided into genders. Nouns for men and boys are masculine. Nouns and pronouns Masculine: amigo, él, Juan • Nouns for women and girls are feminine. Feminine:amiga, ella, María

  3. The masculine form of most adjectives ends in -o,while the feminine form ends in -a. Adjectives Maries romántica. Raúl es romántico.

  4. Adjectives • Adjectives that end in an -e have the same masculine and feminine forms. Rafael es inteligente. Carmenes inteligente.

  5. Adjectives ending in consonants do not add an -a, unless they end in -or or are adjectives of nationality. Adjectives Lorenzo es intelectual y trabajador. Sergio es español. Gloriaes intelectual y trabajadora. Sara es española.

  6. Adjectives also agree with nouns in number. An adjective that describes one person or thing is in singular form. Singular and plural forms Joaquín es alto. Rosa es intelectual.

  7. When an adjective describes more than one person or thing, its form is plural. If the singular form ends in a vowel, add -s to make it plural. Singular and plural forms Joaquín es alto. Paco y Luis son altos. • If it ends in a consonant, add -es. Rosa es intelectual. Mis amigos son intelectuales.

  8. To describe a mixed group of men and women, or boys and girls, use the masculine plural form of the adjective: Singular and plural forms Carlos y Ana son románticos.

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