Adjectives of Nationality

Adjective word that describes a noun ejemplos: tall tree, cute guy

Adjective of Nationality Word that describes to which country/nationality a noun belongs ejemplos: Mexican food, American girls, Spanish beaches

The 4 Categories There are 4 categories of Adjectives of Nationality: Adjectives ending in the letter “o” Adjectives ending in the letter “e” Adjectives ending in a consonant other than “s” or “n” Adjectives ending in “s” or “n”

Adjectives of Nationality that end in “o” or “e” follow the same patterns as any other Spanish adjective.

If the adjective ends in “o” there are 4 forms: singular male ( o ) plural male (os) singular female (a) plural female (as)

Ejemplos Muchacho mexicano (singular male) muchacha mexicana (singular female) muchachos mexicanos (plural male) muchachas mexicanas (plural female)

If the adjective ends in “e” there are only 2 possible forms: singular (e) ejemplo: estadounidense plural (es) ejemplo: estadounidenses

Adjectives of Nationality that end in any consonant have 4 forms male example: español male plural example: españoles female example: española female plural example: españolas

Adjectives of Nationality that end in “s” or “n” have an accent mark in the masculine singular. The accent mark is dropped in all other forms (female, female plural, male plural)

ejemplos el restaurante francés la comida francesa los restaurantes franceses las comidas francesas

Adjectives of Nationality that end in “o” mexicano (Mexican) cubano (Cuban) australiano (Australian) brasileño (Brazilian) chino (Chinese) colombiano (Colombian) griego (Greek) puertorriqueño (Puerto Rican) venezolano (Venezuelan)

Adjectives of Nationality ending in “e” canadiense (Canadian) costarricense (Costa Rican) estadounidense (United States) nicaragüense (Nicaragua)

Adjectives of Nationality ending in the consonants “s” or “n” francés (French) irlandés (Irish) inglés (English) japonés (Japanese) portugués (Portuguese) alemán (German)

To change an adjective of nationality into a noun, add the appropriate article el cubano ( the male Cuban) (noun) la cubana (the female cuban) (noun) los cubanos (the Cubans) (noun) Las cubanas (the female Cubans) (noun)

Check for understanding

What is an Adjective of Nationality? Word that describes to which country or nationality a noun belongs

What are the 3 categories of Adjectives of Nationality? Adjectives ending in the letter “o” Adjectives ending in the letter “e” Adjectives ending in a consonant

Adjectives of Nationality that end in “s” or “n” have an ______ in the masculine singular. accent mark

Fill in the blank with the correct Adjective of Nationality Las chicas son ______________. (Mexican) mexican as

Fill in the blank with the correct Adjective of Nationality La comida es _______________. (from the U.S.A.) estadounidense

Fill in the blank with the correct Adjective of Nationality La playa _____________ es bella. (Spanish) española

Fill in the blank with the correct Adjective of Nationality El hombre es _____________. (Japanese) japonés