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Adjectives that Change Endings

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Adjectives ending in 'or'

  • If an adjective ends in ‘-or’ for masculine words, it changes to ‘-ora’ for feminine words.
  • Mi hermano es muy hablador.
    • My brother is very talkative.
  • Mi hermana es muy habladora.
    • My sister is very talkative.
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Nationalities

  • Some nationalities end in a consonant for masculine words.
  • If the word is feminine, you add an ‘-a’ to the end.
  • This changes the nationality to match a girl word or a feminine noun.
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Nationalities: examples

  • Luis es español.
    • Luis is Spanish.
  • María es española.
    • María is Spanish.

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