Noun – Adjective Agreement

¡Vámonos! Grab a new pasaporte on your way in and get started! Translate the following 3 sentences:  I like soccer. (el fútbol)  We don’t like to swim. (nadar)  They like cheetos. (los cheetos)

Un repaso: Gustar A míA nosotros, a nosotras A tiA ustedes A él, A ella, A UstedA ellos, a ellas Me(yo)Nos (nosotros, nosotras) Te(tú)Les (Ustedes) Le(él, ella, Usted)Les (Ellos, ellas) Gustaejemplo: A mí me gusta fútbol. Gustan

Un repaso: mandatos Levántense Escriben Levanten los manos Repitan Entregen la tarea Escuchen Saca una hoja de papel. Abren los libros Cierra la puerta

Guided Practice When I say a command, silently act it out in your seats with your table group. Ejemplo: Cierra la puerta

Escriben… GenderSingularPlural MasculineEl chico alto El hombre intelegente El chico joven Los chicos altos Los hombres intelegentes Los chicos jovenes FeminineLa chica alta La mujer intelegente La chica joven Las chicas altas Las mujeres intelegentes Las chicas jovenes

English Connection Adjectives are words that describe nouns. In English, the adjective almost always comes before the noun. In Spanish, the adjective usually comes after the noun

Example Key: nounadjective the serious students los estudiantes serios

Noun-Adjective Agreement In Spanish, adjectives match the gender and number of the nouns they describe. Here’s how…

Noun- Adjective Agreement Adjectives that end in –e (for example, inteligente) match BOTH genders.  Example: El maestro inteligente La maestra inteligente

Noun-Adjective Agreement Many adjectives that end in a consonant match both genders. Exampleel amigo joven la amiga joven Some adjectives that end in a consonant add –a to form the feminine singular. These exceptions have to be memorized! Exampleel chico trabajador la chica trabajadora

Forming Plural Adjectives To make an adjective plural, add -s if it ends in a vowel; add -es if it ends in a consonant  Examples  Las chicas trabajadoras  Los chicos trabajadores So… alta, alto, altas, and altos ALL mean tall… just depends on gender of noun

Dos preguntas… Two important questions to ask every time…  Is the noun MASCULINE or FEMININE?  Is the noun SINGULAR or PLURAL?

Practica… Chico: boy Alto, alta: tall Chica: girl Bajo, baja: short

Guided Practice Which adjective goes with each person? un chico (a boy) Alto (tall)Alta una mujer (a woman) Pequeño (small) Pequeña una persona (a person) Atlético (athletic)Atlética un hombre (a man) Perezoso (lazy)perezosa una maestra (a teacher) Bonito(pretty)bonita WRITE YOUR OWN… noun + adjective

Guided Practice Which adjective goes with these people? unos señores (the men) Artísticos (artistic)artísticas unos maestros (the teachers) Organizados (organized)organizadas Unas chicas (The girls) Serios (serious)serias unos amigos (the friends) Simpáticos(nice)simpáticas unas estudiantes (the students) Estudiosos(studious)estudiosas

Independent Practice Write the correct form of the underlined adjective in each blank… remember: check GENDER and NUMBER. La chica seria. El chico _________________. Los hombres altos. Las mujeres ___________. Los señores perezosos. El señor _________________. La maestra organizada. Los maestros ___________. La guitarra grande. El piano ______________. La comida mala. El postre (dessert) __________.

Billete de Salida Using the word bank below, write five descriptions in Spanish using correct noun/adjective agreement. You will have to change some of the adjectives to agree with the nouns! You may use your notes. Sustantivos (nouns) Las chicas (the girls) El niño (the boy) El hombre (the man) La mujer (the woman) Los chicos (the boys) Adjetivos (adjectives) Alto (tall) Bajo (short) Joven (young) Simpático (nice) Inteligente (smart) ____________ (NOUN) + ______________ (ADJECTIVE)