Adjectives that Change Endings
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 11.5.1
Adjectives that Change Endings
Some adjectives have different endings depending on if they are describing a masculine or feminine word.
Adjectives ending in 'or'
- Adjectives that end in 'or' when describing a masculine word will end in 'ora' when describing a feminine word (ending in 'a' or 'as').
- Mi hermano es muy hablador.
- My brother is very talkative.
- Mi hermana es muy habladora.
- My sister is very talkative.
Nationalities that end in a consonant (e.g. s, d, l)
- Nationalities that end in a consonant when talking about a masculine thing or person will have an 'a' added to the ending when talking about a feminine thing or person.
- Luis es espanol.
- Luis is Spanish.
- María es española.
- María is Spanish.
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