Adjectives describe nouns and must match in gender and number from "summary" of The Everything Spanish Grammar Book by Julie Gutin
When you use adjectives in Spanish, it's important to remember that they need to match the nouns they describe in both gender and number. This means that if the noun is feminine, the adjective must be feminine as well. Likewise, if the noun is plural, the adjective must also be plural. For example, if you want to describe a single masculine noun like "perro" (dog), you would use the masculine singular form of the adjective, such as "grande" (big). So, you would say "el perro grande" (the big dog). However, if the noun is feminine, like "gata" (female cat), you would use the feminine singular form of the adjective, such as "pequeña" (small). Therefore, you would say "la gata pequeña" (the small female cat). Similarly, if you are describing multipl...
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