Adjective agreement
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Adjective agreement
Most Spanish adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in terms of gender and number.
| Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ♀ | -a | -as | una chica linda > unas chicas lindas one pretty girl > some pretty girls |
| ♂ | -o | -os | un chico lindo > unos chicos lindos one cute boy > some cute boys |
Una cirujana buena; unas cirujanas buenas; un hotel bonito; unos hoteles bonitos.
A good surgeon; some good surgeons; a nice hotel; some nice hotels.
Note: Some adjectives don’t have a different masculine or feminine form:
Una mujer amable; un hombre amable; unas personas egoístas; unos niños egoístas.
A nice woman; a nice man; some selfish people; some selfish kids
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