adjective definition
A “describing” word that tells you more about a person, place or thing such as appearance, color size (i.e. pretty, blue, big)
Descriptive Adjectives used with Ser
Point out characteristics such as nationality, size color, shape, personality and appearance.
Adjectives that end in -o.
The feminine singular is formed by changing the -o to -a. The plural is formed by adding -s to the singular forms. El muchacho alto - Los muchachos altos la muchacha alta - las muchachas altas
Adjectives that end in -e or a consonant
Have the same masculine and feminine forms, but have singular and plural forms. el chico inteligente - los chicos inteligentes la chica inteligente - las chicas inteligentes el examen difícil - los exámenes difíciles la clase difícil - las clases difíciles
Adjectives that end in -or
Variable in both gender and number. el hombre trabajador - los hombres trabajadores la mujer trabajadora - las mujeres trabajadoras
Adjectives that refer to nouns of different genders
Use the masculine plural form. Manuel es alto. Lola es alta. Manuel y Lola son altos.
Adjectives of Nationality ending in -o
The feminine singular is formed by changing the -o to -a. The plural is formed by adding -s to the singular forms. chino - china, mexicano - mexicana chino - chino, mexicana - mexicanas
Adjectives of nationality that end in -e
Have the same masculine and feminine forms, but have singular and plural forms. canadiense - canadienses
Adjectives of nationality that end in a consonant
Form the feminine by adding -a. alemán - alemana español - española japonés - japonesa inglés - inglesa
Adjectives of nationality which carry an accent mark on the last syllable
Drop the accent in both the feminine and plural forms. inglés - inglesa alemán - alemanes
Position of Adjectives
generally follow the noun they modify. El niño RUBIO es de España. la mujer ESPAÑOLA habla inglés.
Adjectives of Quantity
Are placed before the modified noun. Hay MUCHOS libros en la biblioteca. Hablo con DOS turistas chinos.
Bueno/a and malo/a
Can be placed before or after a noun. When placed before a masculine noun the forms are shorted. bueno - buen: Joaquin es un buen amigo Joaquin es un amigo bueno. malo - mal Hoy es un mal dia. Hoy es un dia malo.
When GRANDE appears before a singular noun
It is shortened to GRAN - and the meaning of the word changes: gran = great grande = large Don Francisco es un gran hombre. (great man) La familia de Inés es grande. (large family)
sports-related
deportivo/a
favorite
favorito/a
married
casado/a
siguiente
following
conocido/a
mas conocido/a
known
best known
abierto/a
open
aburrido/a
bored; boring
alegre
happy; joyful
amable
nice; friendly
avergonzado/a
embarrassed
cansado/a
tired
cerrado/a
closed
cómodo/a
comfortable
confundido/a
confused
contento/a
happy; content
desordenado/a
disorderly
enamorado/a (de)
in love (with)
enojado/a
mad; angry
equivocado/a
wrong
feliz
happy
limpio/a
clean
listo/a
ready; smart
ocupado/a
busy
ordenado/a
orderly
preocupado/a (por)
worried (about)
seguro/a
sure, safe, confident
sucio/a
dirty
triste
sad
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following
siguiente
reverse
known
best known
conocido/a
mas conocido/a
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open
abierto/a
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bored; boring
aburrido/a
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happy; joyful
alegre
reverse
embarrassed
avergonzado/a
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tired
cansado/a
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closed
cerrado/a
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comfortable
cómodo/a
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confused
confundido/a
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happy; content
contento/a
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disorderly
desordenado/a
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in love (with)
enamorado/a (de)
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mad; angry
enojado/a
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wrong
equivocado/a
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happy
feliz
reverse
clean
limpio/a
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ready; smart
listo/a
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nervous
nervioso/a
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busy
ocupado/a
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orderly
ordenado/a
reverse
worried (about)
preocupado/a (por)
reverse
sure, safe, confident
seguro/a
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dirty
sucio/a
reverse
sad
triste
Reverse
nice; friendly
amable
barato/a
cheap
bueno/a
good
cada
each
caro/a
expensive
corto/a
short (in length)
elegante
elegant
hermoso/a
beautiful
largo/a
long
loco/a
crazy
nuevo/a
new
pobre
poor
rico/a
rich
reverse
cheap
barato/a
reverse
good
bueno/a
reverse
each
cada
reverse
expensive
caro/a
reverse
short (in length)
corto/a
reverse
elegant
elegante
reverse
beautiful
hermoso/a
reverse
long
largo/a
reverse
crazy
loco/a
reverse
new
nuevo/a
reverse
poor
pobre
reverse
rich
rico/a
pasado/a
last; past
Reverse
last; past
pasado/a
cada
each
especial
special
reverse
each
cada
reverse
special
especial
casado/a
married
divorciado/a
divorced
juntos/as
together
separado/a
separated
soltero/a
single
viudo/a
widower/widow
reverse
married
casado/a
reverse
divorced
divorciado/a
reverse
together
juntos/as
reverse
separated
separado/a
reverse
single
soltero/a
reverse
widower/widow
viudo/a
adecuado/a
appropriate
opuesto/a
opposite
silencioso/a
silent
ruidoso/a
loud
clara/o
clear
linda/o
lovely, pretty, cute
vacía/o
empty
llena/o
full
oscura/o
dark, obscure
honesto/a
honest
sensible
sensitive
bonito/a
nice
peligroso/a
dangerous
popular
popular
típico/a
typical
ausente
absent
famoso/a
famous
tranquilo/a
quite, calm
sonriente
smiling
pálido/a
pale
flaco/a
thin
atractivo/a
attractive
solitario/a
alone
disgustabo/a
upset
agradable
nice, pleasant
agresivo/a
aggresive, provoking
iluminado/a
illuminated, lit
tímido/a
shy
nervioso/a
nervous
reverse
appropriate
adecuado/a
reverse
opposite
opuesto/a
reverse
silent
silencioso/a
reverse
loud
ruidoso/a
reverse
clear
clara/o
reverse
lovely, pretty, cute
linda/o
reverse
empty
vacía/o
reverse
full
llena/o
reverse
dark, obscure
oscura/o
reverse
honest
honesto/a
reverse
sensitive
sensible
reverse
nice
bonito/a
reverse
tranquil
tranquilo/a
reverse
pale
pálido/a
reverse
alone
solitario/a
reverse
nervous
nervioso/a