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Los Adjetivos Adjectives

Usually adjectives come in masculine and feminine flavors and reflect the gender of the noun they describe. Normally masculine adjectives end in an -o and feminine adjectives end in an -a.

  un monstruo feo an ugly monster una casa fea an ugly house

Some adjectives are invariable. They are the same regardless of whether they describe a masculine or feminine noun. These end in an e or consonant.

  un río grande a large river una ciudad grande a large city
  un examen dificil difficult problems una pregunta dificil a difficult question

If a noun is plural then the adjective is also plural- an s is added to the end.

  objetos bonitos beautiful objects montañas bonitas beautiful mountains

If the adjectives ends in a consonant, an es is added to the end to make that adjective plural.

  problemas* difíciles difficult problems
*problema is one of the few nouns that is masculine despite ending in a

Here are some more adjectives. Keep in mind that all the -o ending adjectives have a feminine equivalent that ends in -a.

long
short
   
wet
dry
clean
dirty
   
open
closed
 
temperature
 

caliente

hot cold
full empty

 
size
 
gigantic
huge
large
   
soft
tiny
*The -ito ending is a diminituve. It can be added to nouns to minitiarize them.
orange little orange town little town
It can also be added to names to make them sound cute.
 
height
 
tall / high
short / low
   
wide
narrow
 
weight
 
heavy
light
 
taste
 
sweet
bitter
 
thickness
 
thick
thin
 
speed
 
fast
despacio / lento
slow
 
strength
 
strong
weak
 
hardness
 
hard
soft
 
difficulty
 
difficult
easy
 
complexity
 
complex
simple
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