Poco/poca??

Question

When using the word "poco" in front of adjectives does it change to masculine and feminine? E.g. Puedo ser un poca obstinada Or Puedo ser un poco obstinada

Welcome to SpanishDict, Molly. - rac1, Sep 6, 2017

Answer 1

Un poco obstinada. In this case un poco serves as an adverb modifying the adjective obstinado- so as an adjective obstinado changes to obstinada, but as an adverb, un poco does not.

As it would be with demasiado obstinada (not demasiada obstinada)

An answer from Lazarus (grammar expert):

https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/un-poco-o-una-poca.638507/

It is a good question indeed! The adverbial construction "un poco + adj" normally modifies adjectives and similar words that agree in number and gender with other words ("Ella" here), but it doesn't change itself. Its function is similar to words like "algo":

Ella es un poco gorda. Él es un poco gordo. Ellos son un poco gordos. Ellas son un poco gordas.

Ella es algo gorda.

Example in use:

That's very helpful! Thanks! - Mollyec123, Sep 6, 2017

De nada. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 6, 2017

Great answer. Thank you...and, of course, Laz. - Echoline, Sep 6, 2017

I have been happy to see Lazarus stop by a few times recently, his are my favorite answers to cite, because I always know they are right. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 6, 2017

Answer 2

Soy un poco obstinado (masc. sing)
Sou un poco obstinada (fem. sing)
Somos un `poco obstinados (masc. pll)
Somos un poco obstinadas. (fem pl)

Invariable