Adjectives & gender Spanish 1

Nouns and Adjectives Nouns can be a person, place, thing, or idea Dog Love Monica Shoe Adjectives describe nouns. Hot Small Green

Masculine and Feminine In Spanish all nouns are either masculine or feminine Masculine Chico Ojo Piso Techo Feminine Chica Cabeza Boca Pierna What do you notice about the masculine nouns? The feminine nouns?

Endings Masculine nouns often end in –o Feminine nouns often end in –a

Agreement In Spanish, adjective endings should agree with the endings of the nouns they describe Masculine adjectives often end in –o El chico guapo The good looking boy Feminine adjectives often end in –a La chica guapa The good looking girl

More important info In Spanish adjectives come after the noun. This is the opposite of English Most adjectives that end with –e match both genders El chico paciente La chica paciente Many adjectives that end with a consonant match both genders El chico fenomenal La chica fenomenal Some add –a to become feminine El chico trabajador La chica trabajadora These adjectives must be learned same word same word becomes