Descriptive Adjectives Los adjetivos (Adjectives) Adjectives always agree in gender and number with the nouns that they describe. Mario es alto. Mario is tall. María es alta. Maria is tall. Mi perro es gordo. My dog (male) is fat. Mi perra es gorda. My dog (female) is fat.

Adjectives that end in –o in the masculine singular form have four forms: masculinefeminine singularbajobaja pluralbajosbajas masculine feminine singular feo fea plural feos feas

Adjectives that end in –e or a consonant have the same masculine and feminine forms: masculinefeminine singularfácilfácil pluralfácilesfáciles masculinefeminine singularimportanteimportante pluralimportantesimportantes

Adjectives that end in –or have four forms: masculinefeminine singulartrabajadortrabajadora pluraltrabajadorestrabajadoras

Adjectives of nationality that end in a consonant have four forms: masculinefeminine singularespañolespañola pluralespañolesespañolas

Adjectives generally follow the nouns that they describe: Mi madre es una mujer trabajadora. My mother is a hard-working woman. Es una clase difícil. It’s a hard class.

Adjectives are often used with the verb ser: Tu perro es gordo y feo. Your dog is fat and ugly. Tus padres son muy simpáticos. Your parents are very nice.

Bueno/a and malo/a can be placed before or after the noun. When bueno and malo are placed before a masculine singular noun, the final –o is dropped. Carlos es un buen chico. Carlos es un chico bueno. Carlos is a good kid. Pablo es un mal hombre. Pablo es un hombre malo. Pablo is a bad man.

When grande comes before a singular noun, it becomes gran and its meaning changes. San Francisco es una ciudad grande. San Francisco is a big city. San Francisco es una gran ciudad. San Francisco is a great city.