Spanish: Adjectives
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Spanish adjectives agree with the noun in gender and number. The form listed in a dictionary is always the masculine singular form of the adjective, from which others can be derived by the following set of rules:
Forming the masculine singular adjective
- No transformation necessary, this is the form listed in dictionaries and the baseform we will derive the others from.
Forming the feminine singular adjective
- If the adjective ends in -O, then this changes to -A
- If the adjective ends in -E, then it remains unchanged
- If the adjective ends in -OR,-�?N,-ÓN or -�?N, then an -A is added
- If the adjective ends in a consonant, then it remains unchanged
Forming the masculine plural adjective
- If the adjective ends in -O, then -S is added
- If the adjective ends in -E, then -S is added
- If the adjective ends in -OR,-�?N,-ÓN or -�?N, then -ES is added
- If the adjective ends in a consonant, then -ES is added
Forming the feminine plural adjective
- If the adjective ends in -O, then this changes to -AS
- If the adjective ends in -E, then -S is added
- If the adjective ends in -OR,-�?N,-ÓN or -�?N, then -AS is added
- If the adjective ends in a consonant, then -ES is added
The adjective usually appears behind the noun but can appear before the noun as well, this usually conveys the message of the adjective being taken for granted and not contributing a lot.
Examples:
- el chico bonito
- los chicos bonitos
- la chica bonita
- las chicas bonitas
- la casa grande
- las casas grandes
- el perro grande
- los perros grandes
Adjectives expressing a quantity always appear in front of the noun they apply to:
- Muchos coches - Many cars
