Agreement
What are articles? number gender In English, articles are a, an, the and some. Articles must agree in __________ & __________. There are definite and indefinite articles. number gender
Definite articles el los la las All definite articles can be translated as the. Singular Plural Singular Plural el los Masculine Feminine la las el _______ chica 2. _______ chico 3. _______ chicos 4. _______ chicas la los las
Indefinite Articles un unos una unas A and an are singular definite articles. Ex: I want a pen. Some are plural indefinite articles. Ex: I need some students. Singular Plural un unos Masculine una unas Feminine una un _______ chica 2. _______ chico 3. _______ chicos 4. _______ chicas unos unas
Masculine and Feminine All nouns are either masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns end in L, O, N, E, R, and S (not when plural). Feminine nouns end in A, -DAD, ÍON, Z.
Making plural s es c es To nouns ending in a vowel, add ______. El hombre --- To nouns ending in a consonant, add ______. La mujer --- To nouns ending in z, change the z to ______ then add ______. La vez --- Los hombres es Las mujeres c es Las veces
Noun-adjective agreement In Spanish, adjectives usually come AFTER the noun. Ejemplo: Yo tengo un maestro cómico --- Yo tengo una maestra cómica. Adjectives must agree in __________ & __________ to the nouns that they modify. Adjectives that do not end in ‘o’ or ‘a’, don’t change for gender. Ejemplos: inteligente, verde number gender Ejemplo: chicas / alto --- chicas altas personas/ viejo profesora/ simpático amigos / antipático personas viejas profesora simpática amigos antipáticos