ADJETIVOS Adjectives ADJECTIVES Describing words ADJECTIVES Words that

ADJETIVOS Adjectives

ADJECTIVES • Describing words

ADJECTIVES • Words that describe people and things are called adjectives. (adjetivos) • In Spanish, most adjectives have 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 nouns are described by adjectives in the masculine form • Carlos es rubio. • Carlos is blonde.

ADJECTIVES • Feminine nouns are described by adjectives in the feminine form. • Kenia es castaña. • Kenia is brown haired.

ADJECTIVES • Adjectives that end in the letter can be either masculine or feminine. • La planta es verde. • The plant is green. • El libro es verde. • The book is green.

PLURAL ADJECTIVES • If the noun is plural then the adjective must be plural. • If the adjective ends with a vowel then you add -s. • If the adjective ends with a consonant then you add –es. • Ellos son rubios. • They are blonde. • Nosotros somos trabajadores. (hardworking) • We are hardworking.

AGREEMENT OF ADJECTIVES • Adjectives must also agree in gender with the noun. Therefore, adjectives agree in number and gender with the noun it is modifying. • María es canosa. • Carlos es canoso. • María y Carlos son canosos. • María y Paula son canosas.