minine, as--

Un hombre socarron: A sly or cunning man.
Una sonrisa socarrona: A cunning smile.

EXCEPT Joven (young), Comun (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) |
+------------------------------+--------------------+------------------+
|_Pres. Tense, Indic. Mood_. | _Pres. Tense, Indic. Mood_. |
|Soy (I am), etc. Somos | Estoy (I am), etc. | Estamos |
|Eres Sois | Estas | Estais |
|Es Son | Esta | Estan |
+------------------------------+--------------------+------------------+
|_Imperf. Tense, Indic. Mood_ | _Imperf. Tense, Indic. Mood_. |
|Era (I was), etc. Eramos | Estaba (I was) etc.| Estabamos |
|Eras Erais | Estabas | Estabais |
|Era Eran | Estaba | Estaban |
+------------------------------+--------------------+------------------+
|_Past Def. Tense, Indic. Mood.| _Past Def. Tense, Indic. Mood._ |
|Fui (I was), etc. Fuimos | Estuve (I was), etc.| Estuvimos |
|Fuiste Fuisteis | Estuviste | Estuvisteis |
|Fue Fueron | Estuvo | Estuvieron |
+------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+

[Footnote 31: =Ser= is used--

(1) To form the Passive voice as, Le amo (I love him), Soy amado de el
(I am loved by him).

(2) To denote an inherent quality, viz., forming part and parcel with
the subject, as Este hombre es habil (this man is clever).]

[Footnote 32: Estar is used--