A concise and simplified grammar of the Spanish language

24 ETYMOLOGY AND SYNTAX.
they refer, as will be seen by the following rules ; previ-
ously, however, to the pupil's becoming- acquainted with
them, it is necessary that he should know how to distingnish
the gender of Adjectives. This will first be explained to
him.
48. Adjectives that terminate in an, on,, or o, are of the
masculine gender : the feminine is formed by adding a to
those ending in an or on ; and by changing the final o into
a, of those ending in o. All Adjectives terminating in any
other letter are common to both genders : Ex.
El muchacho haragán. The lazy boy.
La muchacha haragana. The lazy girl.
El \\oxiihxQ juguetón. The playful man.
La mu^Qr juguetona. The playful woman.
El guerrero /amoso. The famous warrior.
La acción /amosa. The famous action.
El padre feliz. The happy father.
La h.\]dL feliz .
The happy daughter.
El muchacho amable. The amiable boy.
La muchacha amable. The amiable girl.
49. To Adjectives derived from the names of kingdoms,
countries, Ike. y an a is generally added to form their feminine
termination : Ex.
Inglés, w. Inglesa,/. English.
Español,»!. Espafíola, /. Spanish.
50. When this kind of Adjectives is employed in English
with reference to articles of commerce, the productions of a
country and such like, the Noun expressive of the name of
the country that produces those articles, or in which they
are manufactured, is generally used in Spanish instead of
the Adjective : Ex.
English cloth. Paño de /ng-Zaierra. which mean literally, \ c'^„^ j
Spanish wine. Vino de España. Wine of Spain
French silk. Seda de Francia. Silk of France.
The same construction is likewise generally observed, in
Spanish, in referring to persons of whom we rather intend
to describe the country from which they come, or in whose
.