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Nouns and adjectives in Spanish
You already learned that nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine and either singular or
plural. As well as with nouns, you can also assign these attributes to all adjectives
(e.g. big, heavy, green, ...).
Adjectives are words that describe people and things. Therefore they have to match the noun,
which they modify, in their gender (masc, fem.) and number (sing., plural). Many adjectives end in
-o and are therefore masculine. You can get the feminine form by exchanging the -o with
an -a at the end.
Felipe as alto.
Luisa es alta.
| Spanish | English | | Spanish | English |
 | alto(a) | tall, large | | bajo(a) | short/small |
| bueno(a) | good | | malo(a) | bad |
| simpático(a) | likable/nice | | antipático(a) | dislikable |
| viejo(a) | old | | nuevo(a) | new |
| divertido(a) | diverse/exciting | | aburrido(a) | boring |
| bonito(a) | pretty | | feo(a) | ugly |
| guapo(a) | handsome |
For adjectives that end in an -e, it does not matter, whether they are placed in front of a masculine
or a feminine noun. The adjective does not change its ending.
La música es popular.
El profesor es inteligente.
| Spanish | English | | Spanish | English |
| agradable | nice/pleasant | | desagradable | unpleasant |
| emocionante | exciting | | excelente | excellent |
| formidable | great | | independiente | independent |
| inteligente | intelligent | | popular | popular |
| interesante | interesting | | paciente | patient |
| impaciente | impatient | | responsable | responsible |
| irresponsable | irresponsible | | fácil | easy |
| difícil | difficult | | joven | young |
Exactly as you would do it with any noun, you have to add an -s to any adjective in the plural form.
| el deporte popular | los deportes populares |
| el libro nuevo | los libros nuevos |
| la fiesta dievertida | las fiestas divertidas |
Also at any time, you can modify the adjectives you just learned with the words 'muy' (very)
and 'bastante' (quite).
| Mario es bastante inteligente. | Mario is quite intelligent. | | Lilia es muy inteligente. | Lilia is very intelligent. |
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