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Spanish Grammar: Sentences | Verbs | Nouns | Adjectives | Prepositions | Adverbs

Adjectives are words used to describe a noun. In Spanish, the adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun it is modifying. For example:

the tall man => el hombre alto (singular)
the tall men => los hombres altos (plural)
the tall woman => la mujer alta
the tall women => las mujeres altas

More adjectives:
American => americano/a (/a means replace the o with a => americana)
bad => malo/a
big => grande
crazy => loco/a
difficult => difícil
easy => facil
fast => rapido/a
fat => gordo/a
good => bueno/a
handsome => guapo/a
tall => alto/a
new =>nuevo/a
old => viejo/vieja
slow => despacio

Possessive Adjectives
My => mi
Mine => mio/mia
Your => tu
Yours => tuyo/a (informal)
Your => su
Yours => suyo/a (formal)
His/her => su, suyo/a
Our => nuestro/a
Their => su
Theirs => suyo/a

Examples:
Your book is blue. = Tu libro es azul.
The book is yours. = El libro es suyo.
My brother is married. = Mi hermano está casado.