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STUDY GUIDE 4
Adjectives
Words that describe people and things are
called adjectives (adjetivos).
• In Spanish, most adjectives have both
masculine and feminine forms. The
masculine form usually ends in the
letter -o and the feminine form usually
ends in the letter -a.
• Masculine adjectives are used to describe
masculine nouns.
Marcos es ordenado Marcos is organized
y simpático. and nice.
• Feminine adjectives are used to describe
feminine nouns.
Marta es ordenada Marta is organized
y simpática. and nice.
• Adjectives that end in -e describe both
masculine and feminine nouns.
Anita es inteligente. Anita is smart.
Pedro es inteligente Pedro is also smart.
también.
• Adjectives whose masculine form ends in
-dor have a feminine form that ends in -dora.
Juan es trabajador. Juan is hardworking.
Luz es trabajadora. Luz is hardworking.
• Some adjectives that end in -a, such as
deportista, describe both masculine and
feminine nouns. You will need to learn
which adjectives follow this pattern.
Tomás es deportista. Tomás is
sports-minded.
Marta es deportista también. Marta is also
sports-minded
Word order: Placement of adjectives
In Spanish, adjectives usually come after the noun
they describe. Notice how artística follows chica in
the Spanish sentence.
Margarita es una chica artística. Margarita is an artistic girl.
Did you notice that in the English sentence the adjective
comes before the noun?
Here’s a simple pattern you can follow when writing a
sentence in Spanish.
Subject Verb IndefiniteArticle + Noun Adjective
Margarita es una chica estudiosa