There are lots of adjectives that refer to nationalities and places of origin which end in -s.
They form their plurals this way:
add -as (feminine plural)
Un hombre francés
A French man
Dos hombres franceses
Two French men
Dos mujeres francesas
Two French women
Mis vecinos son aragoneses.
My neighbours are from Aragón.
Mis amigas son aragonesas.
My girlfriends are from Aragón.
Andrew y Matthew son ingleses, de Bristol.
Andrew and Matthew are English, from Bristol.
Estas chicas rubias son inglesas, de Londres.
These blond girls are English, from London.
Muchos hombres irlandeses hablan gaélico.
Many Irish men speak Gaelic.
Muchas mujeres irlandesas tienen ojos azules.
Many Irish women have blue eyes.
In Spanish this type of adjectives are not capitalised.
Soy Español.
Soy español.
I am Spanish.
Son Españoles.
Son españoles.
They are Spanish.
See also Forming the singular feminine of -s ending nationality and place of origin adjectives
Examples and resources
Mis amigas son aragonesas.
My girlfriends are from Aragón.
Muchos hombres irlandeses hablan gaélico.
Many Irish men speak Gaelic.
Estas chicas rubias son inglesas, de Londres.
These blond girls are English, from London.
Andrew y Matthew son ingleses, de Bristol.
Andrew and Matthew are English, from Bristol.
Mis vecinos son aragoneses.
My neighbours are from Aragón.
Muchas mujeres irlandesas tienen ojos azules.
Many Irish women have blue eyes.
Hans
Kwiziq community member
16 October 2018
2 replies
Nosotras vivimos en Dublín pero somos .. I can not know that we are feminin, so i thought that "portugueses" is the correct answer.
why is portuguesas correct?
Hans
Kwiziq community member
16 October 2018
16/10/18
Inma
Kwiziq language super star
16 October 2018
16/10/18
No problem Hans.
:))