📕 Adjectives in Spanish – Agreement in Gender and Number

 Learn Spanish and Culture – Beginner Level (A1)

By Teacher Laura de Español 🍊

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👩‍🏫 What are adjectives?

Adjectives describe nouns. They tell us more about a person, place, or thing — like big, beautiful, or happy.
In Spanish, adjectives must match the gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) of the noun they describe.

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✨ Basic rules for adjective agreement

Noun (Singular)	Adjective (Singular)	Noun (Plural)	Adjective (Plural)
el perro (dog)	grande (big)	los perros	grandes
la casa (house)	grande	las casas	grandes
el niño (boy)	feliz (happy)	los niños	felices
la niña (girl)	feliz	las niñas	felices

• If the adjective ends in -o, change it to -a for feminine nouns.

• If the adjective ends in a consonant, add -es for plural.

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💡 Examples

• El gato negro (the black cat, masculine singular)

• La gata negra (the black cat, feminine singular)

• Los gatos negros (the black cats, masculine plural)

• Las gatas negras (the black cats, feminine plural)

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💞 Cultural Connection

When talking about family members or loved ones, adjectives let you express feelings and qualities:

• Mi abuela es muy cariñosa. (My grandmother is very loving.)

• Mis amigos son divertidos. (My friends are fun.)

In Colombia, expressing emotion with adjectives is common and warm.

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📝 Practice time

1. Change the adjective to match the noun:

• el amigo – amig___ (friendly)

• las casas – grande___ (big)

• la mujer – bonit___ (pretty)

• los niños – feliz___ (happy)

2. Translate into Spanish:

• The happy family → _______________________

• The tall boy → _______________________

• The beautiful women → _______________________

• The small dogs → _______________________

3. Write a sentence describing a family member using an adjective.

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🌟 Tip from Teacher Laura 🍊

Always remember to match adjectives with nouns. Think of them as a team — they must agree to sound natural and correct! With practice, it becomes automatic.

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➡️ Next article:

“Regular -AR Verbs in Present Tense”

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