Grammar Notes. In Spanish, nouns must agree with (be the same as) the adjectives that go with them 2 kinds of agreement: Gender (masculine vs. feminine)

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1 Grammar Notes

2 In Spanish, nouns must agree with (be the same as) the adjectives that go with them 2 kinds of agreement: Gender (masculine vs. feminine) Number (singular vs. plural)

3 2 genders in Spanish: masculine and feminine Adjectives that end with –o: change to –a for the feminine form Alto, alta Adjectives that end with other letters: no change for the feminine form Inteligente, inteligente Adjectives that end with –ador: change to –adora for the feminine form Trabajador, trabajadora *Note: If there is a mixed group of guys and girls, the masculine form will be used.

4 Singular vs. Plural Adjectives that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u): add s to the end Adjectives that end with a consonant: add es to the end Ejemplo: Marta es bonita. Marta y Alicia son bonitas. Luís es trabajador. Luís y Tomás son trabajadores.

5 masculine, singular masculine, plural feminine, singular feminine, plural adjectives ending in –o serioseriosseriaserias adjectives ending in –e interesanteinteresantesinteresanteinteresantes adjectives ending in a consonant azulazulesazulazules adjectives ending in – ador trabajadortrabajadorestrabajadoratrabajadoras

6 1. Juan es (alto / alta). 2. Isabel es (bonito / bonita). 3. Yo (female) soy (bueno / buena). 4. Tú (male) eres (trabajador / trabajadora). 5. Nosotros somos (perezoso / perezosos). 6. Pedro es (malo / malos). 7. Ricardo y Eduardo son (serio / serios). 8. Elena es (rubio / rubia).

7 1. Julia is nice. 2. Julia and Cristina are nice. 3. Pablo is strong. 4. Pablo and Francisco are strong. 5. Verónica is redheaded. 6. Verónica and I (female) are redheaded. 7. Manuel is tall. 8. Manuel and I (male) are tall. 9. I (male) am good-looking. 10. We (male) are good-looking.

8 1. Los hermanos Jonas 2. Los Kardashians