Adjective/Noun Agreement

It all has to match! Masculine or feminine Singular or plural

Number and Gender

Adjectives are words which describe nouns or pronouns.

In Spanish, all adjectives must agree in number and gender with the nouns they describe.

Gender: nouns are either masculine or feminine.

Number: nouns are either singular or plural.

How to use adjectives

Unlike English, in Spanish, adjectives usually follow the nouns they describe.

Ex. Una casa grande.

To describe one person or thing, use:

es + a singular adjective.

Ex. El libro es divertido.

La clase es divertida.

To describe more than one person or thing, use:

Son + a plural adjective.

Ex. Los libros son buenos.

Las clases son buenas.

If you are describing a group of males and females, use:

a masculine plural adjective.

Ex. Mis amigos son simpaticos.

Ajectives ending in –e or a consonant such as l, r, or n have only two forms:

singular and plural. To make these adjectives plural, add –s or –es.

Ex. El libro es interesante. Los libros son interesantes.

La clase es dificil. Las clases son dificiles.