Spanish · A2 · Everyday language
Which One Fits in Spanish
Help your child identify their school belongings by using descriptions like size and color. This guide focuses on describing items using the correct gender and number in Spanish.
What you'll learn
- Name common school supplies in Spanish.
- Describe items using adjectives for size and color.
- Correctly match adjective endings to masculine and feminine nouns.
Spanish phrases for which one fits
El lápiz pequeño está en tu estuche.
The small pencil is in your pencil case.
Lápiz is masculine, so pequeño ends in -o.
Por favor, coge el lápiz pequeño.
Please take the small pencil.
Coger is a common way to say 'to take' or 'to grab' in Spain.
La mochila roja está al lado de la puerta.
The red bag is beside the door.
Mochila is feminine, so roja ends in -a.
Por favor, trae la mochila roja.
Please bring the red bag.
Trae is the imperative form for 'bring'.
La regla larga está sobre tu escritorio.
The long ruler is on your desk.
Regla is feminine, so larga ends in -a.
Pon la regla larga en tu mochila.
Put the long ruler in your school bag.
Pon is the short imperative form for 'put'.
Los zapatos sucios están fuera.
The dirty shoes are outside.
Zapatos is masculine plural, so sucios ends in -os.
Por favor, limpia los zapatos sucios.
Please clean the dirty shoes.
Limpia is the command form for 'clean'.
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Estuche
Pencil case
Masculine noun: el estuche.
Mochila
Backpack / School bag
Feminine noun: la mochila.
Regla
Ruler
Feminine noun: la regla.
Escritorio
Desk
Usually refers to a study desk at home.
Adjective Agreement and Placement
In Spanish, adjectives usually come AFTER the noun. They must match the noun in gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural).
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine Singular | -o | El lápiz rojo (The red pencil) |
| Feminine Singular | -a | La mochila roja (The red bag) |
| Masculine Plural | -os | Los lápices rojos (The red pencils) |
| Feminine Plural | -as | La reglas largas (The long rulers) |
More examples
El estuche azul.
The blue pencil case.
Adjectives like 'azul' (ending in a consonant) don't change for gender.
Las gomas pequeñas.
The small erasers.
Plural feminine agreement.