Using adjectives to describe Gender

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Using adjectives to describe Gender Number

• Unidad 1 Etapa 2 pgs.59-60

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Adjectives to describe Gender

• Adjectives describe nouns. In Spanish, all
• adjectives must agree in number and gender
• with the nouns they describe. In Spanish,
• adjectives usually follow the noun.
• Gender nouns are either masculine or feminine.
• Number nouns are either singular or plural.

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Adjectives to describe Gender Number

• A Spanish adjective will change its
• ending to match the gender and number
• of the noun it describes.

• If the noun is singular, then the adjective will
  be singular
• If the noun is plural then the adjective will be
  plural.

• If the noun is female, then the adjective will be
  female
• If the noun is male then the adjective will be
  male.

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Adjectives to describe Number

• To make nouns or adjectives plural add s to
• words ending with vowels, add es to words
• ending with consonants.
• Él chico ---- Los chicos
• La chica ----- Las chicas
• Él papel ---- Los papeles
• La chica es fenomenal. ---- Las chicas son
• 
  fenomenales.
• When an adjective describes a group with both
• genders, the masculine form of the adjective is
  used.
• Él chico y la chica son guapos.

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Adjectives to describe Gender

• Masculine adjectives often end in O.
• Él chico es guapo. The boy is good-
  looking.
• Feminine adjectives often end in a.
• La chica es guapa. The girl is good-
  looking.

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Adjectives to describe Gender

• Most adjectives that end with -e match
• both genders.
• Él chico es paciente. The boy is
  patient.
• La chica es paciente. The girl is
  patient.

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Adjectives to describe Gender

• Most adjectives that end with a consonant
• match both genders.
• Él chico es fenomenal. The boy is phenomenal.
• La chica es fenomenal. The girl is phenomenal.

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Adjectives to describe Gender

• Some add -a to become feminine. These
• adjectives must be learned.
• Él chico es trabajador. The boy is hard-working.
• La chica es trabajadora.The girl is hard-
• working.

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Adjectives that go from o to a depending on
gender.

• aburrido(a) corto(a) pelirrojo(a)
• bueno(a) delgado(a) pequeño(a)
• divertido(a) feo(a) rubio(a)
• malo(a) gordo(a) cómico(a)
• alto(a) guapo(a) perezoso(a)
• bajo(a) largo(a) serio(a)
• bonito(a) amarillo(a) anaranjado(a)
• rojo(a) blaco(a) negro(a)
• rosado(a) morado(a)
• moreno(a) simpático(a)