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Spanish Adjectives
Cómo describir personas y cosas en español
How to describe people and things in Spanish
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Instructions (English): In this lesson you will learn three key things about Spanish adjectives: where they go (position), how they change for gender (masculine/feminine), and how to make them plural.
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Position — Where do adjectives go?
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Gender — Masculine vs. feminine
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Plurals — Singular vs. plural
Instructions (English): In English, adjectives usually go before the noun (red car, big house). In Spanish, adjectives usually go after the noun. Look at the examples below.
The red car → adjective before noun
The big house
El carro rojo → adjective after noun
La casa grande (The big house)
En español: sustantivo + adjetivo. (In Spanish: noun + adjective.)
Instructions (English): Notice how the adjective always comes after the noun in Spanish.
El carro rojo
The red car
La casa grande
The big house
El gato negro
The black cat
La camisa blanca
The white shirt
Instructions (English): Spanish adjectives must match the gender of the noun. If the noun is masculine (el), the adjective often ends in -o. If the noun is feminine (la), the adjective often ends in -a.
El gato negro
The black cat
El libro rojo, el perro blanco
La camisa negra
The black shirt
La casa roja, la flor blanca
El mismo adjetivo cambia: negro / negra. Same adjective, different ending.
Instructions (English): Some adjectives do not change for gender. They have the same form for masculine and feminine. Common endings: -e, -l, -z, -ista.
El coche verde / La mesa verde (green)
El libro azul / La flor azul (blue)
El estudiante inteligente / La estudiante inteligente (smart)
El artista / La artista (artist — -ista)
Grande (big), azul (blue), fácil (easy), feliz (happy) → no change for gender.
Instructions (English): Complete the adjective with -o (masculine), -a (feminine), or leave as is if it’s neutral (e.g. inteligente, azul). Type in the box.
Answers: o, a, e (inteligente), a, (azul no cambia), o
Instructions (English): If the noun is plural (los/las), the adjective must be plural too. Ends in vowel? Add -s. Ends in consonant? Add -es.
Rojo → rojos Roja → rojas
Verde → verdes
Azul → azules
Fácil → fáciles
Los perros blancos. Las casas grandes. The adjective matches the noun (gender + number).
Instructions (English): Change the phrase to plural. Write the full phrase in the box (e.g. Los perros blancos).
Answers: Los perros blancos, Las flores azules, Los hombres fuertes, Las casas grandes
Instructions (English): Useful color adjectives. Many have -o/-a (rojo/roja); some are neutral (azul, verde, gris).
Rojo / Roja
Red
Azul
Blue
Verde
Green
Amarillo / Amarilla
Yellow
Negro / Negra
Black
Blanco / Blanca
White
Gris
Gray
Naranja / Anaranjado
Orange
Instructions (English): Quick cheat sheet. The adjective must match the noun in gender and number (singular/plural).
| Type | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Rojo | Rojos |
| Feminine | Roja | Rojas |
| Neutral | Verde | Verdes |
| Consonant | Azul | Azules |
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