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    Singular Adjectives: Los Adjectivos

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    Spanish adjectives follow certain rules regarding gender and number agreement with the nouns they describe. Most Spanish adjectives follow the noun they describe. Adjectives ending in -o describe masculine nouns, while those ending in -a describe feminine nouns. To make adjectives plural, those ending in a vowel add -s, while those ending without a vowel ending add -es.

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    Spanish adjectives follow certain rules regarding gender and number agreement with the nouns they describe. Most Spanish adjectives follow the noun they describe. Adjectives ending in -o describe masculine nouns, while those ending in -a describe feminine nouns. To make adjectives plural, those ending in a vowel add -s, while those ending without a vowel ending add -es.

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    Spanish adjectives follow certain rules regarding gender and number agreement with the nouns they describe. Most Spanish adjectives follow the noun they describe. Adjectives ending in -o describe masculine nouns, while those ending in -a describe feminine nouns. To make adjectives plural, those ending in a vowel add -s, while those ending without a vowel ending add -es.

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    Los adjectivos

    Adjectives are words that describe nouns. Spanish adjectives, like articles, are also
    modified according to the noun it describes. We follow certain rules in using them. They could be
    masculine or feminine and singular or plural depending on the gender and number of the noun. And
    almost always the Spanish adjectives follow the noun they describe.

    Singular Adjectives
    Masculine
    Adjectives that end in -o are masculine. They are used in describing masculine nouns.
    The tall boy
    El alto

    muchacho

    *translating it into spanish, nouns should come first before the adjective
    The tall boy
    *instead of translating it into: El alto muchacho
    *it would be: El muchacho alto
    El profesor guapo
    El carro rojo

    The hansome professor


    The red car

    El hombre simptico

    The nice man

    El mandato derecho

    The right rule

    Feminine
    To form the feminine adjective, change the -o into -a to complement the feminine noun.
    The tall girl
    La

    alta

    muchacha

    *since the noun girl is feminine, the article el is changed into la to complement its
    gender and number. The adjective also follows the modification of the noun's gender and
    number.
    The tall girl
    *instead of translating it into: La alta muchacha
    *it would be: La muchacha alta

    La profesora guapa

    The Beautiful professor

    La casa roja

    The red house

    La mujer simptica

    The nice woman

    La camina derecha

    The right way

    There are also adjectives that do not end in -o. These adjectives describe both the masculine and
    the feminine nouns. Their endings are not modified anymore.

    El libro excelente

    The excellent book

    El tren gris

    The gray train

    La tienda excelente

    The excellent store

    La pluma gris

    The gray pen

    Plural Adjectives
    Masculine and Feminine
    Masculine and feminine adjectives that end in vowels, -o, -a, -e, are added with -s to make
    it in plural form.
    los profesores gwapos

    las mujeres simpticas

    los libros excelentes

    los carros rojos

    las caminas derechas

    las aulas grandes

    To form the plural form of the adjectives that does not end in vowel add -es.
    Los actores populares

    The popular actors

    Los examenes facles

    The easy examinations

    Los documentos oficiales

    The official documents

    Las reglas pricipales

    The principla rules

    Reading Comprehension.
    Mi cuarto
    Mi cuarto es pequeo pero simple. La ventana es de madera con cortina verde. La pared es
    blanco. Hay un espejo antiguo y mesa pequea. La cama grande es con muchas almohadas. La lmpara
    en la mesa es gris. Hay libros antigos y revistas nuevas tambien. Yo amo quedar en mi cama todos los
    dias.

    1. Is the room big or small?


    _________________________________________________________________
    2. What is the color of the curtains?
    _________________________________________________________________
    3. Which is small? The mirror or the table?
    _________________________________________________________________
    4. What is the color of the lamp?
    _________________________________________________________________
    5. Which is new? The books or the magazines?
    _________________________________________________________________

    (Translate the paragraph above to English)

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