Adjectives in Spanish They have to agree
Adjectives are like mirrors: they reflect the gender and number of the noun they modify. Adjective = Noun in form
El chico simpático simpática La chica Nouns have gender and number in Spanish and so the adjective must reflect the same gender and number as its noun. El chico simpático or La chica simpática
or Los chicos simpáticos or Las chicas simpáticas
alto alt a s s alto alta Masculine: Feminine: Regular adjectives--those that end in o--change to the feminine by dropping the -o and adding -a; they then change to the plural by adding -s to either form: Masculine: Feminine: alto alt a Singular: s s alto alta Plural:
es fácil fácil fácil es fácil Most irregular adjectives--those that end in a letter other than o--only change the ending to indicate plurals. If the adjective ends in a consonant, the plural form adds -es. Masculine: Feminine: fácil fácil Singular es fácil es fácil Plural
El chico japonés La chica japonesa La revista alemana Adjectives of nationality that end in consonants: add -a to form the feminine in singular, which then forms its plural by adding -s. El chico japonés El libro alemán La chica japonesa La revista alemana El restaurante español La cafetería española
Some other exceptions to the previous rules are adjectives that end in E-L-Z Inteligente Dificil Feliz These are both: masculine and feminine; No need to make any changes on gender.
El estudiante trabajador Adjectives that end in -or add -a to form the feminine: El estudiante trabajador La estudiante trabajadora Adjectives that end in -z change the -z to -c and then add -es to form the plural: El estudiante feliz La estudiante feliz Los estudiantes felices Las estudiantes felices
Una muchacha simpática y interesante If more than one adjective modifies and follows a noun , you may connect them with the conjunction -y: Una muchacha simpática y interesante or Un muchacho bajo y ágil