Adjectives That Don't Change

Spanish: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 4.7.3

Adjectives

Adjectives are words which give us more information about nouns. In English, an adjective never changes, but in Spanish adjectives change their spelling.

Some adjectives don't change

Some adjectives don't change

  • Some adjectives don’t change at all.
  • These adjectives also don't change when they describe a feminine noun.
  • Adjectives that do not change usually end in letters that are not ‘-o’.
Adjectives that don't change

Adjectives that don't change

  • marrón - brown
  • verde - green
  • naranja - orange
  • azul - blue
  • grande - big
Examples

Examples

  • Mi perro es marrón, y tu gata también es marrón.
  • My dog is brown, and your cat (female) is also brown.
  • La bicicleta es azul, y el coche también es azul.
  • The bike is blue, and the car is also blue.

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