This document discusses adjectives in Spanish and provides examples of their usage. It notes that most Spanish adjectives have both masculine and feminine forms, with the masculine usually ending in -o and feminine in -a. It also explains that some adjectives ending in -e or -a can be used for both genders, and adjectives ending in -dor have a feminine form ending in -dora. Examples are given to illustrate how to match adjectives with masculine and feminine nouns.

1. Adjectives

2. Words that describe people and things are
called adjectives (adjetivos).
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3. • In Spanish, most adjectives have both
masculine and feminine forms. The
masculine form usually ends in the
letter -o and the feminine form usually
ends in the letter -a.
Adjectives

4. • Masculine adjectives are used to describe
masculine nouns.
Marcos es ordenado Marcos is organized
y simpático. and nice.
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5. • Feminine adjectives are used to describe
feminine nouns.
Marta es ordenada Marta is organized
y simpática. and nice.
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6. • Adjectives that end in -e describe both
masculine and feminine nouns.
Anita es inteligente. Anita is smart.
Pedro es inteligente Pedro is also smart.
también.
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7. • Adjectives whose masculine form ends in
-dor have a feminine form that ends in -dora.
Juan es trabajador. Juan is hardworking.
Luz es trabajadora. Luz is hardworking.
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8. • Some adjectives that end in -a, such as
deportista, describe both masculine and
feminine nouns. You will need to learn
which adjectives follow this pattern.
Tomás es deportista. Tomás is
sports-minded.
Marta es deportista también. Marta is also
sports-minded.
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9. Adjectives
Masculin e Feminine
ordenad o ordenad a
trabajad or trabajad ora
pacient e pacient e
deportist a deportist a