The Spanish Adjective

• El periódico italiano: The Italian newspaper.

• La prensa americana: The American press.

It generally follows the nouns as in the above examples, although
exceptions will be found, e.g., when the adjective recalls to our mind
a quality which is already known to belong to it, it generally
precedes the noun, as:

• He visto sus hermosas flores: I have seen his beautiful flowers.
  Adjectives form their plural in the same way as nouns.

• El sombrero blanco: The white hat.

• La casaca blanca: The white coat.

Adjectives of NATIONALITY which end in a consonant add A to form the
feminine, as:

• El sastre francés: The French tailor.

• La modista francesa: The French milliner.

Adjectives ending in "N" add A for the feminine, as:

• Un hombre socarrón: A sly or cunning man.

• Una sonrisa socarrona: A cunning smile.

EXCEPT Joven (young), Común (common), and Ruin (base, sordid), which do
not change for the feminine.

Adjectives ending in "or" add A to form the feminine, as:

• Un comerciante emprendedor: An enterprising merchant.

• Una casa emprendedora: An enterprising firm.

EXCEPT Comparative adjectives ending in "or," as Mejor (better), Peor
(worse), which do not change for the feminine.

There are a very few adjectives ending in "ete" and "ote." These change
into "eta" and "ota" for the feminine.

Other adjectives do not change.