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Spanish Adjectives
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes or clarifies a noun that goes with it. If, for instance, you want to describe 'una casa', a house, you can say:
Una casa blanca
A white house
Una casa grande
A big house
Una casa bonita
A beautiful house
Notice that the Spanish adjectives 'blanca', 'grande' and 'bonita' are placed after the noun, unlike the English adjectives white, big and beautiful that are placed before the noun.
Most Spanish adjectives are placed after the noun they describe.
Spanish Adjective endings
Adjectives change their ending depending on whether the word they modify is masculine or femenine; singular or plural.
Most adjectives follow the rules below.
Masculine
Singular
Femenine
Singular
-o
-a
el coche blanco
the white car
la casa blanca
the white house
Masculine
Plural
-os
los coches blancos
the white cars
Femenine
Plural
-as
las casas blancas
the white houses
Masculine/ Femenine
Singular
-e
El hombre inteligente
The intelligent man
La mujer inteligente
The intelligent woman
Masculine/Femenine
Plural
Los hombres inteligentes
The intelligent men
Las mujeres inteligentes
The intelligent women
-es
Masculine/ Femenine
Singular
consonant
El hombre especial
The special man
La mujer especial
The special woman
Masculine/Femenine
Plural
Los hombres especiales
The special men
Las mujeres especiales
The special women
consonant + es
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