Summary
The adjective is the word that goes with the noun to say what it is like or how it is: casa grande, cielo azul, niño cansado. Descriptive adjectives express a quality and agree in gender and number with the noun they accompany: niña alta, niños altos.
Adjectives can express different degrees: the positive (alto), the comparative (más alto que, tan alto como) and the superlative (altísimo, el más alto). Descriptive adjectives should not be confused with determiners (mi, este, dos), which also go with the noun but do not express qualities.
Key points
- The adjective says what the noun is like or how it is.
- It agrees in gender and number with the noun (mesa blanca, mesas blancas).
- Descriptive ones express a quality (rápido, feliz).
- Positive (alto), comparative (más alto) and superlative (altísimo) degrees.
- It goes before or after the noun (un gran día, un día soleado).
- Do not confuse it with determiners (mi, este, dos).
- They enrich description and refine meaning.