Spanish 1 / Unit 4: The Verb Ser and Personal Pronouns
4.4 Nationalities
Notes
Nationalities are adjectives, so they agree, and they are not capitalized.
| Masculine | Feminine | English |
|---|---|---|
| mexicano | mexicana | Mexican |
| puertorriqueño | puertorriqueña | Puerto Rican |
| español | española | Spanish |
| inglés | inglesa | English |
| francés | francesa | French |
| alemán | alemana | German |
| estadounidense | estadounidense | American (U.S.) |
| canadiense | canadiense | Canadian |
- Ending in -o: four forms (cubano, cubana, cubanos, cubanas).
- Ending in a consonant: add -a for feminine (española), and drop the accent (inglés → inglesa).
- Ending in -e: same for both genders (canadiense).
Practice
Complete: "Sophie es de Francia. Es ___."
Feminine, lowercase, and the accent drops: francesa.
Complete: "Hans y Karl son de Alemania. Son ___."
Masculine plural. The accent drops because the word ends in -s and is stressed on the second-to-last syllable.
Which sentence is correct?
Canadiense is lowercase and the same for both genders.
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