Adjectives in Spanish

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Adjectives in Spanish

• They have to agree

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Adjectives are like mirrors they reflect the
gender and number of the noun they modify.
Adjective Noun in form
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Nouns have gender and number in Spanish and so
the adjective must reflect the same gender and
number as its noun.
El chico
simpático
or
La chica
simpática
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or
Los chicos
simpáticos
or
Las chicas
simpáticas
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Regular adjectives--those that end in o--change
to the feminine by dropping the -o and adding
-a they then change to the plural by adding -s
to either form
Feminine
Masculine
alto
alt
a
Singular
s
s
alto
alta
Plural
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Most irregular adjectives--those that end in a
letter other than o--only change the ending to
indicate plurals. If the adjective ends in a
consonant, the plural form adds -es.
Masculine
Feminine
fácil
fácil
Singular
es
fácil
fácil
es
Plural
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Some exceptions to the previous rules are
adjectives of nationality and adjectives that end
in -or or -z.
Adjectives of nationality that end in consonants
add -a to form the feminine singular, which then
forms its plural by adding -s.
El chico japonés
El libro alemán
La chica japonesa
La revista alemana
El restaurante español
La cafetería española
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Adjectives that end in -or add -a to form the
feminine
El estudiante trabajador
La estudiante trabajadora
Adjectives that end in -z change the -z to -c
and then add -es to form the plural
La estudiante feliz
El estudiante feliz
Las estudiantes felices
Los estudiantes felices
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If more than one adjective modifies and follows a
noun , you may connect them with the conjunction
-y
Una muchacha simpática y interesante
or
Un muchacho bajo y ágil
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Remember that in Spanish , whether it follows or
precedes the noun, the adjective must match the
noun in gender and number
N
(Adj)
(Adj)


xy
xy
xy
Xmasculine or feminine
Adjadjective
N noun
Y singular or plural