Topic 3 Gender and Number of Adjectives
Género y número de los adjetivos
An adjective describes a noun.
A Spanish adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies, and
ALMOST always follow the noun it describes.
A Spanish adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies, and
ALMOST always follow the noun it describes.
Los colores Colors
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negro/a
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blanco/a
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rojo/a
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rosado/a
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morado/a
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amarillo/a
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anaranjado/a
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Gender Neutrals
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azul
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verde
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marrón
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gris
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El libro negro
Checklist
- Sentence order: article adjective noun
- Gender: masculine
- Number: singular
- Adjectives that do not end in -o have the same form for describing both, masculine and feminine nouns.
| El taco excelente | La comida excelente |
| El poema interesante | La clase interesante |
| El carro gris | La mochila gris |
| El libro verde | La mesa verde |
- Gender specific adjectives to describe things, yourself and others.
| barato/a inexpensive | pequeño/a small | feo/a ugly | rico/a rich |
| caro/a expensive | fantástico/a fantastic | viejo/a old | gordo/a fat |
| estupendo/a terrific | sincero/a sincere | simpático/a nice | tacaño/a stingy |
| delgado/a thin | guapo/a handsome/beautiful | hermoso/a beautiful |
| La casa maravillosa | El libro maravilloso |
| La chica estupenda | El chico estupendo |
| La mochila amarilla es hermosa | El carro rojo es hermoso |
- Other adjectives
| agradable pleasant | alegre happy | triste sad | debil weak |
| fuerte strong | frágil fragile | grande big | horrible horrible |
| joven young | pobre poor | difícil difficult | inteligente intelligent |
| La chica agradable | El chico agradable |
| La mujer joven | El hombre joven |
Escríbelo…
Los adjetivos y el verbo Ser Adjectives and the verb SER
Ser (to be)
| Yo | soy |
| Tú | eres |
| Usted, él, ella | es |
| Nosotros | somos |
| Ustedes, ellos(as) | son |
- The verb ser (to be), in Spanish is used with adjectives that describe basic, characteristics or inherent qualities of the noun they modify.
| Soy alta. I am tall. | Eres inteligente. You are smart. | El perro es grande. The dog is big. |
Escríbelo…
To describe yourself, choose five adjectives from below and form five sentences. Don’t forget gender.
- alto
- rico
- simpático
- inteligente
- listo
- feo
- sincero
- estudioso
- joven
- viejo
