What to change to feminine?

Question

Tengo ojos y pelo oscuro. (Say that I am a female, how should I make this feminine) (Please explain) Thanks.

Answer 1

The sentence doesn't change.

Tengo ojos ...since ojos is a noun it CANNOT be changed to ojas.

y pelo oscuro. ....oscuro is masculine because it is describing 'pelo,' which is also masculine.

Change adjectives to feminine when you are directly referring to yourself.

Estoy contenta=female

Estoy contento=male

Espero haberte ayudado.

Thank you. - mercyang, Apr 29, 2013

" Change" Typo. - ray76, Apr 29, 2013

Answer 2

Tengo ojos y pelo oscuro

In effect what you have said here is that you have eyes and you have dark hair. The adjective oscuro can´t be shared because one noun is plural and the other singular. Adjectives must not only follow the gender of their nouns but also in singular/plural as well.

So to avoid repeating the same adjective, you could say something like Tengo ojos oscuros y pelo negro.

Very useful and excellent explanation, I'll remember that :) - Manity, Apr 29, 2013

Answer 3

Remember that the adjective is to agree in gender and number with the modified noun(s):

Tengo ojos y pelo oscuros.