Adjectives P 55 Realidades 1 Adjectives l l

Adjectives P. 55 Realidades 1

Adjectives l l l Words that describe people and things are called adjectives (adjetivos). In Spanish, most adjectives have both masculine and feminine forms. The masculine form usually ends in the letter -o and the feminine form usually ends in the letter -a.

Adjectives Masculine adjectives are used to describe masculine nouns. l Marcos es ordenado y simpatico. l Marcos is organized and nice. l

Adjectives Feminine adjectives are used to describe feminine nouns. l Marta es ordenada y simpática. l Marta is organized and nice. l

Adjectives that end in -e describe both masculine and feminine nouns. l Take a look l

Adjectives Anita es inteligente. l Anita is smart. l Pedro es inteligente también. l Pedro is also smart. l

Adjectives Masculine Feminine ordenado trabajador paciente deportista ordenada traqbajadora paciente deportista

Adjectives When an adjective ends in -or, an -a is added to describe a feminine noun. l Juan es trabajador. l Luz es trabajadora l

Adjectives Some adjectives that end in -a, such as deportista, describe both masculine and feminine nouns. l You will need to learn which adjectives follow this pattern. l

Adjectives Tomás es deportista. l Tomás is sports-minded. l Marta es deportista también. l Marta is also sports-minded. l