1. Adjectives are words that describe people, places, and things
Adjectives are words that describe people, places, and things. In Spanish, descriptive adjectives are used with the verb ser to point out characteristics such as
nationality, size, color, shape, personality, and appearance.

2. Forms and agreement of adjectives
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3. Adjectives that end in -o in the singular masculine form
The feminine singular is formed by changing the -o to -a. The plural is formed by adding -s to the singular forms.

4. Adjectives that end in -e or a consonant have the same masculine and feminine forms.
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5. Adjectives that end in -or are variable in both gender and number.
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6. Adjectives that refer to nouns of different genders use the masculine plural form.
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7. La silla y el sillón son amarillos.
La silla es amarilla
El sillón es amarillos
La silla y el sillón son amarillos.
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8. Some adjectives of nationality
In Spanish, country names are capitalized, but adjectives of nationality are not.
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9. Adjectives of nationality that end in a consonant form the feminine by adding -a.
Adjectives of color and nationality are formed like other descriptive adjectives.
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10. Position of adjectives
Descriptive adjectives and adjectives of nationality generally follow the nouns they modify.

11. Unlike descriptive adjectives, adjectives of quantity precede (go before) noun they modify.
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12. Bueno/a and malo/a can appear before or after a noun
Bueno/a and malo/a can appear before or after a noun. When placed before a masculine singular noun, the forms are shortened: bueno  buen; malo  mal.

13. When grande appears before a singular noun, it is shortened to gran, and the meaning of the word changes: gran = great and grande = big, large.

14. Provide the appropriate forms of the adjectives
Provide the appropriate forms of the adjectives. The first item in each group has been done for you.
Mi hermano es ________.
La profesora Martínez es _____.
Rosa y Teresa son _____.
Nosotros somos _____.
Hans es ________.
Mis primas son _____.
Marcus y yo somos _____.
Mi tía es _____.
simpático
alemán
simpático
alemán
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15. Provide the appropriate forms of the adjectives
Provide the appropriate forms of the adjectives. The first item in each group has been done for you. (cont’d)
La calculadora es _______.
El papel es _____.
Las maletas son _____.
Los libros son _____.
Su esposo es _______.
Mis sobrinas son _____.
Los padres de ella son _____.
Marta es _____.
azul
guapo
azul
guapo
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