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Nationalities in Spanish ending in -s
There are many adjectives that refer to nationalities and places of origin which end in -s.
This is how they form their feminine singular:
add an -a.
Have a look and listen to these examples:
Notice how in all the examples the feminine form always loses the accent, as the word is no longer stressed on the last syllable.
Outside this context there aren't many common adjectives of this type.
In Spanish this type of adjective are not capitalised.
Soy Inglés.
Soy inglés.
I am English.
See also Forming the plural of -s ending nationality and place of origin adjectives in Spanish
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