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The Adjective French Italian Portuguese Romanian Spanish Translation
     
Singular Masculine joli bello lindo drăguţ lindo Pretty
Feminine jolie bella linda drăguţă linda Pretty
Neutral None None None drăguţ None Pretty
     
Plural Masculine jolis belli lindos drăguţi lindos Pretty
Feminine jolies belle lindas drăguţe lindas Pretty
Neutral None None None drăguţe None Pretty
How to Avoid Confusions?
In all five languages the adjective varies in gender and number with the noun that it describes: e.g., un lindo vestido
(Spanish: a pretty dress). In Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, masculine adjectives end in o and feminine adjectives in a.
In French, there is no rule, but in general, a feminine adjective is formed by adding an e to the masculine.
Except in Italian and Romanian, in all languages, the plural is usually formed by adding an s.
In Romanian, there are three genders, as is the case with the noun. The singular neutral is exactly as the masculine singular
form, while the plural neutral is the same as the feminine plural form.
Adjectives follow the noun when they describe or differentiate the noun; one or two syllable-adjectives may come before.
Adjectives expressing a characteristic quality precede the noun, some change in meaning as they change the place.
Examples: un grand écrivain -- un écrivain grand (French: a great writer - a tall writer), same for the following French
adjectives: cher (dear-expensive), pauvre (sad-impoverished), seul (single-lonely). They have corresponding forms in
the other languages, like in Italian, un pover' uomo - un uomo povero (a sad man-an impoverished man).