1. Adjectives: Masculine & Feminine Singular & Plural

2. Los Adjetivos What are adjectives? Adjectives are words we use to ourselves, somebody else, or something else with. In Spanish, adjectives must “agree” in: 1. Gender 2. Number describe

3. Los Adjetivos Gender: NOUNS have a gender in Spanish. They are either 1. 2. Masculine nouns begin with the word: and end with the letter: Feminine nouns begin with the word: and end with the letter: Masculine Feminine el o la a

4. Los Adjetivos To make an adjective “agree” with a noun in gender, ask: 1.Is the noun masculine or feminine? el chico= la chica= 2. What do I have to do to the adjective to make it match? masculine feminine The adjective should end with the SAME letter as the noun!

5. Los Adjetivos Number: NOUNS also have a quantity. They are either: 1. 2. Singular nouns begin with the words: and end with the letters: Plural nouns begin with the words: and end with the letters: singluar plural el/la o/a los/las os/as

6. Los Adjetivos To make an adjective “agree” with a noun in number, ask: 1.Is the noun singular or plural? los chicos= las chicas= 2. What do I have to do to the adjective to make it match? plural The adjective should end with the SAME letter as the noun!

7. Los Adjetivos Watch out! The word order in Spanish is DIFFERENT than the word order in English. Instead of saying, “the quiet girl”, the Spanish words look like, “the girl quiet.” ex: the quiet girl= the serious boys= la chica callada los chicos serios

8. Los Adjetivos Think of these rules like a puzzle! If you make the letters match, you know you got it right. Practice: la niña, tacaño: los perros, serio: el gato, generoso: las chicas, atrevido: la niña tacaña los perros serios el gato generoso las chicas atrevidas