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As I continue with my learning of the Spanish language, this week I will focus on Spanish adjectives. Adjectives are important in any language as they “describe a noun or a pronoun” Adjective Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster (the full definition can be found using this link to the Merriam-Webster dictionary).

Some examples of adjectives in English include… alive, calm, colourful, different, energetic, fragile, good, handsome, happy, hungry, nice, proud, pretty, shy, and the list goes on and on…

So, what are adjectives in Spanish and how are they different than in English?

As we have already discussed that Spanish words (nouns) have a gender (masculine or feminine), we have the essential tools to understand adjectives. In Spanish, adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun or pronoun. This means that the most common adjectives that end in “o” will look like this…

Masculine + singular = -o

Masculine + plural = -os

Feminine + singular = -a

Feminine + plural = -as

BUT, if the adjective ends in “e”, then both masculine and feminine singular will end in “-e” and plural “-es”. The same occurs for adjectives that end in “-ista”, masculine and feminine singular will end in “-ista” and plural “-istas”. A detailed description explaining this more can be found here, Spanish Adjectives – Descriptive | SpanishDict.

Now that we know the endings, what are some Spanish adjectives?

This is a list with some of the most common Spanish adjectives with the corresponding English translation:

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Please watch this screen capture video of me completing the first four questions of a Spanish adjective quiz. The quiz can be found with this link, Adjectives Part I: Quiz #1 – StudySpanish.com.

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Kyra