Los Adjetivos

Adjectives

When using adjectives in Spanish…

• Remember that most adjectives in Spanish are either masculine or feminine, and can be singular or plural…all depending on the noun/nouns being described.

• Adjectives must always match the noun in gender and number.

• Some adjectives stay the same for both genders…make sure to watch out for them. (ex: inteligente, deportista, joven, etc.)

To make them a certain gender / number…

• When an adjective ends in an “o”, you make it feminine by simply removing the ‘o’ which makes it masculine and add an ‘a’ Ex: alto = alta, delgado = delgada

• To make adjectives plural, simply add an ‘s’ if it ends in a vowel. If it ends in a consonant, add ‘es’.

Examples:

• gordo = gordos

• fea = feas

• inteligente = inteligentes

• joven = jóvenes

To describe people and physical traits…

• Rubio (a)• Pelirrojo (a)• Moreno (a) / Castaño(a)• Canoso (a)• Calvo• Viejo (a)• Alto (a)• Bajo (a)

• Gordo (a)• Delgado (a)• Flaco (a)• Bonito (a)• Feo (a)• Guapo (a)• Largo (a)• Corto (a)• Grande• Pequeño (a)

to describe non-physical traits…

• Atlético (a) / Deportista• Aburrido (a)• Perezoso (a)• Serio (a)• Trabajador (a)• Paciente• Impaciente• Inteligente

• Artístico (a)• Estudioso (a)• Sociable• Reservado (a)• Desordenado (a)• Ordenado (a)• Atrevido (a)• Gracioso (a)• Viejo (a)• Joven