Adjectives that Change Endings
Spanish: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 4.7.5
Other Endings of Adjectives
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.
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.
Nationalities: examples
- Luis es español.
- Luis is Spanish.
- María es española.
- María is Spanish.
Test yourself on Adjectives that Change Endings
What adjective would you use with the word 'la playa'?