Adjectives

Adjective Agreement & Placement In Spanish, adjectives must match the genders of their designated noun. Usually, nouns that end in "a" are feminine and words that end in "o" are masculine. Adjectives must "agree" with those nouns. LONERS and DIÓNZA

Although it may seem like a weird concept all nouns are either masculine or feminine and the adjective must agree with it. Feminine nouns usually end in -d -ion -z or -a and masculine nouns usually end in -l -o -n -e -r or -s. But be careful because there are exceptions to the rules. When an adjective is describing a feminine noun the adjective will end in -a. When a noun is masculine, the adjective describing it will end in -o. An -s will also be added to the -a or -o for plural nouns.

In Spanish, an adjective will follow the noun instead of coming before it. In English you would say the blue shoes, but in Spanish you would say the shoes blue.

Ex.

Los zapátos azul

NOT: Los azul zapátos

Example: Ella es simpática. Because the subject of the sentence is a female, the adjective describing her must also be feminine. Another important component in adjective agreement is whether it should be singular or plural. If the given noun is plural, simply add an "s" to the end of the adjective. Example: Ellos son altos. Because the subject of the sentence is plural, an "s" is added to the adjective that is describing it.
 * Singular Masculine || -o ||
 * Plural Masculine || -os ||
 * Singular Feminine || -a ||
 * Plural Feminine || -as ||

Although gender rules do not apply to adjectives that end in "e", use of singular/plural tense is still necessary. Example: Mario es intelligente. Mario y Juana son intelligentes. Note how the tense changed to plural when the subject did.

In addition to gender agreement, adjective placement is very important in Spanish grammar. The table below provides a basic understanding for adjective placement. Take into consideration that, as always, there are irregularities. // [] //

a noun) || Before the noun || //Una oscura noche//, a dark night || For practice: // [|Rags to Riches] // // [|Placement Quiz] // // [|Agreement Quiz] //
 * //** Adjective **// || //** Placement **// || //** Example **// ||
 * Colors || After the noun || //La flor roja//, the red rose ||
 * Indicating membership/classification || After the noun || //La mujer ecuatoriana//, the Ecuadoran woman ||
 * Modified by an adverb or phrase || After the noun || //La taza llena de agua//, the cup full of water ||
 * Multiple adjectives || After the noun || //La casa grande y cara//, the big and expensive house ||
 * Appreciative adjectives || Before the noun || //Es un músico bueno//, he's a good musician ||
 * Reinforcing (Adjectives that "go with"

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= Adjective Agreement & Placement =

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When deciding where to put an adjective, there are several things you must take into account. There are two places you can put a noun: You can describe a noun with a verb (SER!) in between the adjective. ie. "I am blonde." Translates to "Yo soy rubio (a)." ======

PRACTICE: Fix the Sentences!

 * 1) ==== La galleta es delicioso. ====
 * 2) ==== Yo tengo un amarillo papel. ====
 * 3) ==== Matt Smith esta guapo. ====
 * 4) ==== Hermione Granger es intellegentes. ====

Answers:

 * 1) ==== La galleta es deliciosA. ====
 * 2) ==== Yo tengo un papel AMARILLO. ====
 * 3) ==== Matt Smith ES guapo. ====
 * 4) ==== Hermione Granger es inteligente. ====