Noun-Adjective Agreement

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1 Noun-Adjective Agreement
Spanish 1 – Avancemos 1 U1L1

2 Noun-Adjective Agreement
In Spanish, adjectives match the gender (masculine/feminine) and the number (singular/plural) of the nouns they describe (just like definite/indefinite articles). So, every adjective has four forms (singular/masculine, singular/feminine/plural masculine/plural feminine). Unlike English, in Spanish the adjective goes BEHIND the noun. Example: The big school = La escuela grande

3 Noun-Adjective Agreement
Most Spanish adjectives end in o. To make them feminine, change the o to an a. To make them plural, add s.

4 Noun-Adjective Agreement
Fill in the following chart with the correct forms of the adjectives: Masculine Singular Feminine Singular Masculine Plural Feminine Plural bueno buena buenos buenas perezoso perezosa perezosos perezosas simpático simpática simpáticos simpáticas organizado organizada organizados organizadas

5 Noun-Adjective Agreement
Some adjectives end in e and match both genders (you don’t change it for masc/fem). To make them plural, add s. Masculine singular Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural inteligente inteligentes

6 Noun-Adjective Agreement
Some adjectives end in a consonant and match both genders (you don’t change it for masc/fem). To make them plural, you add es. Masculine singular Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural joven jóvenes

7 Noun-Adjective Agreement
Some adjectives end in a consonant and can be made feminine by adding the letter a to the end. Masculine singular Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural trabajador trabajadora trabajadores trabajadoras

8 Práctica: Translate the following expressions into Spanish:
The good-looking girl The serious students 3. The big schools 4. The hard-working man 5. The young woman La chica guapa. Los estudiantes serios. Las escuelas grandes. El hombre trabajador. La mujer joven.

9 Más Practica: Translate the following expressions into Spanish:
The handsome man. The athletic girls. The artistic women. The organized boys. The tall girl. The red haired student (f). The bad person. The pretty girls. The nice students (m). The old man. El hombre guapo. Las chicas atléticas. Las mujeres artísticas. Los chicos organizados. La chica alta. La estudiante pelirroja. La persona mala. Las chicas bonitas. Los estudiantes simpáticos. El hombre viejo.

10 Más Practica: Translate the following expressions into Spanish:
The funny men. The disorganized student (m). The lazy girls. The serious boy. The short woman. The blonde boys. The big schools. The young friends (m&f). The small girl. The young boy. Los hombres cómicos. El estudiante desorganizado. Las chicas perezosas. El chico serio. La mujer baja. Los chicos rubios. Las escuelas grandes. Los amigos jóvenes. La chica pequeña. El chico joven.