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Spanish grammar - Plural adjectives - Part 1

Plural adjectives - Part 1

Forming plural adjectives is similar to forming the plurals of nouns.

For those adjectives whose masculine form ends with -o:

-o-os for masculine plural; and

-o-as for feminine plural.

Examples:
Los edificios son altos.
The buildings are tall.

masculine form alto so masculine plural add -s

Las torres son altas.
The towers are tall.

masculine form alto so feminine plural replace o with -as

Los niños son bajos.
The boys are short.
Las niñas son bajas.
The girls are short.
Las revistas son viejas.
The magazines are old.

revista (f) means 'magazine'

Los cuadros son bonitos.
The pictures are pretty.

bonito (adj) means 'pretty'

cuadro (m) means 'picture'

Las pinturas no son bonitas.
The paintings are not pretty.

pintura (f) means 'painting'

Los monstruos son feos.
The monsters are ugly.

feo (adj) means 'ugly'

monstruo (m) means 'monster'

Las brujas son feas.
The witches are ugly.

bruja (f) means 'witch'

¿Los coches son rápidos?
Are the cars fast?

rápido (adj) means 'fast'

¿Las bicicletas son rápidas?
Are the bicycles fast?

bicicleta (f) means 'bicycle'

Los trenes no son lentos.
The trains are not slow.

lento (adj) means 'slow'

tren (m) means 'train'

Las tortugas son lentas.
The turtles are slow.

tortuga (f) means 'turtle'