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Los adjetivos
Español II
What is an adjective?
Describes a nounExamples: tall, short, smart, attractive
Spanish adjectives
In Spanish, adjectives must agree in…– Gender: Are we describing a
masculine or feminine thing?– Number: Are we describing one
thing or many things?
How to make adjectives agree
Step 1: Figure out if you are describing a masculine or feminine noun– Masculine: typically will end in –o– Feminine: typically will end in -a
How to make adjectives agree
Step 2: Figure out if you are describing one noun or many nouns– One noun: do nothing– Many nouns: add -s for a vowel,
add -es for consonants
Examples
If the adjective normally ends in an –oMasculine, singular:
ends in –oMasculine, plural: ends in –os
Feminine, singular: ends in –a
Feminine, plural: ends in -as
Example: Bonito
Masculine, singular: bonito
Masculine, plural: bonitos
Feminine, singular: bonita
Feminine, plural: bonitas
Examples
If the adjective normally ends in a vowel other than –o– Both masculine and feminine use the
same adjective– To make the adjective plural, add an
“s”
Examples
If the adjective normally ends in a –r
Masculine, singular:use the adjective
Masculine, plural: ends in –res
Feminine, singular: ends in –ra
Feminine, plural: ends in -ras
Example: conversador
Masculine, singular: conversador
Masculine, plural: conversadores
Feminine, singular: conversadora
Feminine, plural: conversadoras
How to form a sentence
First, you need a subject.Examples:
yo nosotros / nosotras
tú vosotros / vosotras
élellaUd.a name
ellosellasUds.multiple names
How to form a sentence
Then, you need a verb.The two verbs we use with adjectives are:sertener
Ser
Means to beWe use it with almost all adjectives.yo soy nosotros/as
___ y yotú y yo
somos
tú eres vosotros/as sois
élellaUd.(a name)
es ellosellasUds.(multiple names)
son
Tener
Means to haveWe use it with eye and hair color.
yo tengo nosotros/as___ y yotú y yo
tenemos
tú tienes vosotros/as tenéis
élellaUd.(a name)
tiene ellosellasUds.(multiple names)
tienen
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