Adjectives Flashcards
Tall (masculine singular)/ Tall (feminine singular)
alto/alta
Adjectives that end in o have a masculine/feminine form.
Tall (masculine plural)/ Tall (feminine plural)
altos/altas
Adjectives that end in o have plural masculine/feminine forms.
Intelligent (masculine singular)/
Intelligent (feminine singular)
Inteligente
Adjectives that end in e have the same masculine/feminine forms.
Intelligent (masculine plural)/
Intelligent (feminine plural)
Inteligentes
Adjectives that end in e have the same masculine/feminine plural forms.
Hard working (masculine singular)/ Hard working(feminine singular)
Trabajador/Trabajadora
Adjectives that end in o are variable in both gender and number.
Hard working (masculine plural)/ Hard working(feminine plural)
Trabajadores/Trabajadoras
Adjectives that end in o are variable in both gender and number.
Young (singular)/ Young (plural)
joven/jóvenes
chinese (male singular)/ chinese (female singular)
chino/china
Same rules for nationality for ending in -o as adjectives.
chinese (male plural)/ chinese (female plural)
chinos/chinas
Add an -s to the masculine/feminine form.
canadian (male singular)/ canadian(female singular)
canadiense
Nationalities that end in -e only have one singular form.
canadian (male plural)/ canadian(female plural)
canadienses
Nationalities that end in -e only have one plural form.
german (male singular)/ german (female singular)
alemán/alemana
For nationalities that end in a consonant, add -a to form the feminine.
The blond boy is from Spain.
El niño rubio es de España.
Descriptive adjectives/nationalities follow the noun.
There are many books in the library.
Hay muchos libros en la biblioteca.
Quantity adjectives precede the noun.
Joaquin is a good/bad friend. (Adjective before the noun)
Joaquin es un buen/mal amigo.
With bueno/malo, if before a male noun, shorten to buen/mal.
Joaquin is a good/bad friend. (Adjective after the noun)
Joaquin es un amigo bueno/malo.
Don Francisco is a great man.
Don Francisco es un gran hombre.
If grande is used before a singular noun, the meaning changes from large to great.
alto/a
tall
antipático/a
unpleasant
bajo/a
short (in height)
bonito/a
pretty
bueno/a
good
delgado/a
thin
difícil
difficult
fácil
easy
feo/a
ugly
gordo/a
fat
grande
big
guapo/a
good-looking
imporante
important
inteligente
intelligent
interesante
interesting
joven
young
malo/a
bad
mismo/a
same
moreno/a
brunet(te)
mucho/a
much; many; a lot of
pelirrojo/a
red-haired
pequeño/a
small
rubio/a
blond(e)
simpático/a
nice; likeable
tonto/a
foolish
trabajador(a)
hard-working
viejo/a
old
alemán, alemana
German
argentino/a
Argentine
canadiense
Canadian
chino/a
Chinese
costarricense
Costa Rican
cubano/a
Cuban
ecuatoriano/a
Ecuadorian
español(a)
Spanish
estadounidense
from the U.S.
francés, francesa
French
inglés, inglesa
English
italiano/a
Italian
japonés, japonesa
Japanese
mexicano/a
Mexican
norteamericano/a
(North) American
puertorriqueño/a
Puerto Rican
ruso/a
Russain