Adjectives
"E" and Consonant Adjectives
In Spanish, clearly not all adjectives end in "o" or "a". The good thing about these is that they stay the same, irrespective of gender.
- Adjectives ending in "e" add an "s" when in the plural.
- Adjectives ending in a consonant add an "es" when in the plural.
- Notes
- When an adjective (or indeed a noun) ends in z, it changes to a c in plural, then adds the "es" (feliz/felices ? "happy").
- Examples
- El hombre amable
- The friendly man
- La mujer amable
- The friendly woman
- Los niños amables
- The friendly boys
- Las niñas amables
- The friendly girls
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- El hombre difícil
- The difficult man
- La mujer difícil
- The difficult woman
- Los niños difíciles
- The difficult boys
- Las niñas difíciles
- The difficult girls
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Colours
Colours in Spanish are just adjectives, so they still have to agree and go after the noun. They are shown below.
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Spanish Vocabulary ? Print version
Los colores  The colours
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| Inglés |
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Español |
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| Red |
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Rojo |
| Orange |
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Anaranjado |
| Yellow |
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Amarillo |
| Green |
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Verde |
| Blue |
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Azul |
| Purple |
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Morado (Violeta) |
| Brown |
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Marrón (Café) |
| Pink |
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Rosa |
| White |
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Blanco |
| Grey |
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Gris |
| Black |
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Negro |
- Notes
- All of these will function as nouns, if you add an article in front of them. For example, el morado means "the purple one".
- The plural form of marrón is marrones (without the accent); las zanahorias marrones means "the brown carrots".
- Note, that if you are dark-skinned person, you shouldn't be offended if someone calls you something (e.g. "negrita") that might be offending if used in English speaking countries.
- Naranja is only the noun form of the word; when used as an adjective, anaranjado is used.
- The color rosa ends in "a" even if applied to a masculine noun; la casa rosa, "the pink house"
- Examples
- La manzana verde
- The green apple
- Los huevos blancos
- The white eggs
- El queso amarillo
- The yellow cheese
- Las naranjas anaranjadas
- The orange oranges
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