Noun – Adjective Agreement Avancemos 1 Unit 1, Lesson 2
What is an adjective? Describes a noun. The fat cat chased the small cats. In English, adjectives are placed BEFORE the noun it is describing. In Spanish, adjectives are placed after the noun. The fat cat El gato gordo The serious students Los estudiantes serios.
Noun – Adjective Agreement Adjectives must match (in gender and number) the nouns they are describing. They can be masculine, feminine, singular, or plural. Masculine: El chico alto Los chicos altos The tall boy The tall boys Feminine: La chica alta Las chicas altas The tall girl The tall girls
Agreement of Adjectives The studious girl The studious boy
The funny woman The funny man
The nice girls The funny men
Adjective Agreement Adjectives that end in –e already match both genders. They only have singular and plural forms. Masculine: El maestro inteligente Los maetros inteligentes The intelligent teacher The intelligent teachers Feminine: La maestra inteligente Las maestras inteligentes
Adjectives that end in -e The big woman The big man
Adjectives that end in consonants Many adjectives that end in a consonant match both genders. They only have singular and plural forms. Masculine: El amigo joven Los amigos jovenes The young friend The young friends Feminine: La amiga joven Las amigas jovenes
Adjectives that end in consonants Some adjectives that end in consonants must add an –a to form the feminine singular. YOU MUST MEMORIZE THESE!!! Masculine: El chico trabajador The hard-working boy Feminine: La chica trabajadora The hard-working girl
Continued… To make adjectives plural, follow the same rule for nouns (not z). If an adjective / noun ends in a vowel add –s If an adjective / noun ends in a consonant add –es . Masculine: Los chicos trabajadores The hard-working boys Feminine: Las chicas trabajadoras The hard-working girls
The athletic man The intelligent student
The pretty girl The funny friends
The serious boy The nice kids
The bad man The young friends
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