Adjectives Agreement. Adjetivos In Spanish, most adjectives have both masculine and feminine forms. The masculine form usually ends in the letter –o The.

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1 Adjectives Agreement

2 Adjetivos In Spanish, most adjectives have both masculine and feminine forms. The masculine form usually ends in the letter –o The feminine form usually ends in the letter –a In Spanish, there are four groups of adjectives.

3 Group 1: ends in -o Masculine adjectives Masculine adjectives are used to describe masculine nouns. Marcos es ordenado y simpático. – Marcos is organized and nice. Feminine adjectives Feminine adjectives are used to describe feminine nouns. Marta es ordenada y simpática. – Marta is organized and nice Artístico, atrevido, gracioso, ordenado, perezoso, talentoso

4 Group 2: ends in -e Adjectives that end in –e describe both masculine and feminine nouns. Anita es inteligente. – Anita is smart. Pedro es inteligente también. – Pedro is also smart. Impaciente, paciente, sociable, inteligente

5 Group 3: ends in -dor Adjectives whose masculine form ends in –dor have a feminine form that ends in –dora. Juan es trabajador. – Juan is hardworking Luz es trabajadora. – Luz is hardworking.

6 Group 4: ends in -ista Some adjectives that end in –a such as deportista, are used to describe both masculine and feminine nouns. Tomás es deportista. – Tomás is athletic. Marta es deportista también. – Marta is also athletic.

7 Práctica 1. Un libro _______ (interesante) Interesante 2. Una amiga _______ (sociable) Sociable 3. Una estudiante ______ (serio) Seria 4. Un chico ______ (deportista) Deportista 5. Una chica ______ (trabajador) trabajadora

8 6. Una clase ______ (inteligente) Inteligente 7. Una hija ______ (sociable) Sociable 8. Una profesora ______ (trabajador) Trabajadora 9. Un chico _______ (reservado) Reservado 10. La artista ___________ (artístico) Artistica