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Pitman's Commercial Spanish Grammar (2nd ed.) by C. A. Toledano
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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.


+------------------------------+--------------------+------------------+
| Ser[31] (to be). | Estar[32] (to be). |
+------------------------------+--------------------+------------------+
|_Pres. Part._, Siendo (being) | _Pres. Part._, | Estando (being) |
|_Past Part._, Sido (been) | _Past Part._, | Estado (been) |
+------------------------------+--------------------+------------------+
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