Noun Adjective Agreement!!!

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1 Noun Adjective Agreement!!!

2 Noun Adjective agreement
The very first rule: Almost every time the adjective comes after the noun in Spanish. i.e. pelo negro (black hair). El hombre simpático. (the nice man).

3 Noun Adjective agreement
In Spanish, the adjectives have to match the gender and number of the nouns that they describe. El chico alto Los chicos altos La chica alta las chicas altas

4 Noun Adjective agreement
Adjectives that end with an “o” are usually masculine and adjectives that end with an “a” are usually feminine. Adjectives that end with an “e” match both genders (inteligente). Many adjectives that end with a consonant match both genders (joven)

5 Noun Adjective agreement
Some adjectives that end with a consonant add a “A” to form the femminine singular (trabajador – trabajadora). To make a adjective plural, just add and ‘s” if the word ends with a vowel and an “es” if it ends with a consonant.

6 ¡Vamos a practicar! The short boy Some short boys The nice men
The intelligent women The pretty girl The pretty boys

7 ¡Vamos a practicar! The short boy – el chico bajo Some short boys –
unos chicos bajos The nice men – los hombres simpáticos The intelligent women – la mujer inteligente The pretty girl – la chica bonita The pretty boys – los chicos bonitos