Adjectives

They complement, specify, describe or modify characteristics to nouns, which they accompany adjacently in a sentence.

So, what they do is attribute to the nouns a certain quality that is concrete, tangible and perceptible through the senses.

Adjectives can be before or after nouns. It generally follows the noun it modifies. If, however, the adjective does not add any distinctive feature or emphasis, but rather readily associates with the noun they may precede the noun for example “La blanca nieve”. Also, demonstratives and possessives precede the noun. Some of the adjectives that go before the singular and masculine noun lose the last -o

For example:

After the noun: La mujer alta

Before the noun: La blanca leche

Adjectives depend on an adjacent noun to define its form: there are adjectives with a termination that do not vary according to the gender of the substantive word they accompany. And others that do vary their termination, such as terminations: bueno / buena, malo / mala, etc. Adjectives must coincide in gender and number with nouns.

Most male adjectives end in -o and most female adjectives end in -a, adjectives that don’t end in -o or -a use this form for both female and male. Adjectives can generally transform from male to female simply by adding an -a at the end of the word.

Adjectives can be classified into:

Descriptive: simply indicates certain qualities

For example: bella, amable, inteligente

Comparatives: indicate a quality in relation to two terms that have it in different intensity.

For example: Ella es mas hermosa que Luisa. Ella es menos hermosa que Luisa.

Comparatives of equality: which indicates a quality with the same intensity

For example: Ella esta tan hermosa como su hermana. Yo tengo tanto dinero como tú

Superlative adjectives: which indicate a quality at its highest degree of intensity

For example: Ella es la mas hermosa. ella es la menos hermosa

Possessive: indicate possession or membership

For example: Tu hermana es hermosa. Mi casa es grande

Demonstrative: indicating proximity or distance in relation to the person speaking

For example: Esta silla es grande. Aquella casa es de mi hermana