Spanish adjectives agree with nouns No definition set for nouns Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. in gender and number. Nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine (in gender No definition set for gender Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. ) or singular or plural (in number No definition set for number Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. ), and the adjectives that describe these nouns must change their endings to agree with the gender and number of the noun. There are also different agreement No definition set for agreement Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. rules depending on the type of adjective. This is different from English adjectives, which remain the same regardless of the nouns they describe. If you are curious about learning how adjectives agree with nouns in Spanish, read on!
An adjective is a word used to describe a noun. Adjective agreement, then, is the process in which an adjective matches the gender and number of the noun it describes.
For example: el caballo blanco ( The white horse ) , la manzana deliciosa ( the delicious apple ) . There are two things you need to know about Spanish adjectives: a) how they agree with the noun they describe and b) and where Spanish adjectives are placed in the phrase. In this post we will discuss the first point.
Adjectives in Spanish agree in gender and number with the nouns they describe. This means that when you want to form a phrase that contains a noun and an adjective that describes it, you need to ask yourself:
Is the noun masculine or feminine? Is the noun singular or plural?So, if the noun that goes with the adjective is masculine singular, the adjective must also be masculine and singular. For example, in (1) below, the noun gato ( cat ) is masculine singular and the adjective that accompanies the noun loco ( crazy ) is also masculine and singular, as indicated by the ending –o . The same applies to (2): casas ( houses ) is a feminine plural noun and the adjective rojas ( red ) is feminine –a and plural –s .