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Just the facts!. About adjectives in Spanish. OK, so what’s the scoop on adjectives. You know that nouns in Spanish have gender. masculine el libro el muchacho feminine la casa la muchacha. They also have number. singular el libro la muchacha plural los libros las muchachas.
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Just the facts! About adjectives in Spanish.
You know that nouns in Spanish have gender. • masculine el libro el muchacho • feminine la casa la muchacha
They also have number. • singular el libro la muchacha • plural los libros las muchachas
Well, here’s the way it is...adjectives have to agree with whatever they tell about!
Yeah, yeah.... masculine noun = masculine adjective feminine noun = feminine adjective singular noun = singular adjective plural noun = plural adjective Kinda like that.....
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 rojalos 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 -sla muchacha inteligentelas muchachas inteligentes
Easier yet...adjectives that end in -e do not change form for masculine or feminine.el muchacho inteligentela muchacha inteligentelos 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 populareslas muchachas populares
OK...let’s wrap up this story. 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)