Adjectives in Spanish

Adjectives in Spanish

Adjectives describe nouns (people, places, things, or ideas). Adjectives usually come after the noun they describe. Sometimes they come before the noun (see Position of Adjectives), but they must agree in gender and quantity.

Adjective Endings ? Most adjectives have four forms: Masculine Singular, Masculine Plural, Feminine Singular, and Feminine Plural. ? Usually, adjectives that end in "e" or in a "consonant" have the same masculine forms and adjectives that end in "a" have feminine forms. ? Many adjectives that end in -o are used for describing nationality. These adjectives function the same as any regular -o adjectives.

Example: el mexicano, la Mexicana, los mexicanos, las mexicanas

Use of Adjectives with the verb "Ser" Use the verb ser (to be) with adjectives to tell someone's/something's origin, ethnicity, nationality, profession, physical characteristics or qualities, or gender.

Examples: El carro es azul. - The car is blue. Los ni?os son norteamericanos. - The children are North American. El drama es c?mico. - The play is funny (comical).

Use of Adjectives with the verb "Estar" Use the verb estar (to be) with adjectives to tell someone's/something's feelings, emotions, temporary condition, or location.

Examples: El carro est? limpio. - The car is clean. Los ni?os est?n en la Am?rica del Norte. - The children are in North America. Pepito est? aburrido. - Pepito is bored.

Position of Adjectives Some adjectives usually come before the noun. Some may come before or after the noun. The adjective primero almost always comes before the noun. The adjectives bueno and malo may come before or after the noun.

Drop the final -o of primero, bueno, and malo before a masculine singular noun. Examples: un buen d?a - a good day el primer d?a - the first day

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Apply the regular endings for masculine plural and feminine singular and plural. The adjective grande may come before or after the noun, but the meaning will be different depending on its position. When it comes before the noun it means "great". When it comes after the noun it means "big".

Examples:

Un gran hombre

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Un hombre grande -

a great man a big man

Adjectives of color - Los Colores

The words used to express colors in Spanish can be divided into two groups: the ones that refer to the colors themselves such as blanco, gris, verde, rojo, amarillo, azul; the ones that refer to something else such as flower, fruit, or mineral (naranja, caf?, rosa)

Los colores:

amarillo - amarilla

yellow

anaranjado - anaranjada orange

blanco - blanca

white

morado - morada

purple

negro - negra

black

plateado - plateada

silver

rojo - roja

red

rosado - rosada

pink

verde

green

violeta

violet

caf? - chocolate

brown

dorado

gold

gris

gray

marr?n

brown

azul

blue

azul claro

light blue

azul oscuro

dark blue

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abierto abundante aburrido activo afligido agradable agradecido alegre altivo alto alumbrado amable amorfo anal?gico anciano ang?lico angosto anterior antiguo antip?tico antis?ptico aparte apenas apestoso aplicable apreciativo apropiado apto ?rido astuto -

List of Adjectives

open abundant boring active afflicted agreeable grateful joyous haughty tall, high lit(up) friendly amorphous analog elderly angelic narrow previous antique mean, not nice antiseptic apart barely stinky applicable appreciative apppropriate apt arid artful

asombroso aterrador atl?tico atrevido ausente azulado bajo barato b?rbaro bell?simo bello bendito bienvenido biling?e bonito borroso boyante brumoso bruto bueno caliente calloso carnal cansado caprichoso carb?lico card?aco cardinal car?simo caro -

astonishing apalling athletic bold absent bluish short (height) cheap barbarous very beautiful beautiful blessed welcome bilingual pretty blurry buoyant foggy brutal good hot callous carnal tired quirky carbolic cardiac cardinal very expensive expensive

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centenario central cer?mico ceremonial ceremonioso cerrado c?clico c?vico civilizado claro cl?sico combustible c?mico c?modo confundido conocido contento cort?s corto correcto cuidadoso chapado chango charlador chico chiflado chiquito chismoso chistoso chocante chulo -

centennial central ceramic ceremonial ceremonious closed cyclical civic civilized clear classic combustible comical comfortable confused known content courteous short (length) correct careful plated playful talkative small loco tiny gossipy funny offensive cute

crespo d?bil decente delgado delicioso desconocido descort?s descubierto despreciable destituido destructible desvanecido diestro dif?cil digestible digestivo digital digno divertido divino d?cil dogm?tico dominante dulce d?ctil duro ecl?ctico econ?mico editorial educado eficaz -

curly weak decent thin delicious unkown discourteous uncovered despicable destitute destructible dissipated clever difficult digestible digestive digital dignified entertaining divine docile dogmatic dominant sweet ductile hard eclectic economic editorial educated effective

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ef?mero efusivo egotista ejecutivo ejemplar elegante elemental elevado el?ptico elocuente elusivo embarazada embarazoso emocionante emotivo encallecido encantado encerado encerrado end?mico en?rgico enfermo enorme envidiable envidioso errado escamoso escaso esc?ptico escrito espantado -

ephemeral effusive egotistical executive exemplary elegant elementary elevated elliptic eloquent elusive pregnant troublesome exciting emotive calloused enchanted waxed caged, jailed endemic energetic sick enormous enviable envious wrong scaly scarce skeptic written scared

espantoso especial espeso estupendo eventual evidente excelente experto exponencial exquisito ext?tcio extensivo extra extranjero extremo fabuloso falso famoso familiar fan?tico fant?stico fastidioso fasto fatal favorito fecho federal femenino fenomenal feliz feo -

scary special spicy stupendous eventual evident excellent expert exponential exquisite ecstatic extensive extra foreign extreme fabulous false famous familiar fanatic fantastic fastidious auspicious fatal favorite executed(law) federal feminine phenomenal happy ugly

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