1. Adjective Review
Spanish 2

2. Adjectives An adjective is a word that describes people and things.
ex. shy, reservado

3. Gender En español, adjectives have gender just like nouns.
The masculine form normally ends in -o and the feminine form usually ends in -a.

4. Masculine
Masculine adjectives are used to describe masculine nouns. The gender of the adjective needs to match the gender of the noun!
ex. Juan es desordenado.
Jorge es artístico.
Usually, masculine nouns will end with -o

5. Feminine
Feminine adjectives are used to describe feminine nouns. The gender of the adjective needs to match the gender of the noun!
ex. Julia es desordenada.
Laura es artística.
Usually, feminine nouns will end with -a

6. -E adjectives
Adjectives that end in -e are gender neutral and can describe both masculine and feminine nouns.
ex. José es inteligente.
María es inteligente.

7. -dor
When adjectives end in -dor, they are masculine. To make -dor adjectives feminine, you add an -a to the end.
ex. Carlos es trabajador.
Daniela es trabajadora.

8. Rule Breaker
There are some adjectives that end in -a that are gender neutral and do not change for the noun.
ex. Luis es deportista.
Valeria es deportista.

9. ¡Pruébalo! Match up the adjective with the person: atrevido Jorge
impaciente Julia
perezosa
deportista
buena
gracioso
inteligente

10. Plural Adjectives
When a noun is plural, make sure the adjective is plural as well.
Ex.
Ella es interesante.
Ellas son interesantes.
*Just add an s to the end of the adjective to make it plural!

11. ¡Pruébalo!
Write the sentence, make sure the adjective matches the noun:
They (masculine) are athletic.
You all (feminine) are happy.
We (mixed gender) are funny.
You formal (masculine) are nice.
She is shy.
I (feminine) am lazy.
You (masculine) are tall.