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Adjetivos

Adjetivos. La Concordancia. Concordancia vs. Conjugaci ón. We have said that there are 2 major skills in spanish : concordancia ( agreement ) y conjugación Conjugation is the skill of matching verbs with their subjects

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Adjetivos

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  1. Adjetivos La Concordancia

  2. Concordancia vs. Conjugación • Wehavesaidthatthere are 2 majorskills in spanish: concordancia (agreement) y conjugación • Conjugationistheskill of matchingverbswiththeirsubjects • Concordancia istheskill of matchingadjectiveswiththenounsthey describe • Justlikesubjectsrequireverbstochange, nounsrequireadjectivestochange

  3. La Concordancia Básica • Thefollowing rules are a jumping off point, they are by no meanstheonly rules regardingadjectiveagreement • ADJECTIVES MUST AGREE FOR BOTH GENDER AND NUMBER • Nounsthatend in “o” are masculine, nounsthatend in “a” are feminine • Adjectiveendingsneedto match thegender of theirnoun • Ej: niña (listo)—I change “listo” to “lista” to match thefemininity of “niña”—niña lista • Ej: Sr. Murphy es (feo)—since I am a manadjectivesdescribing me needto match my gender, ”feo” alreadyiswritten in themasculineform so I don´tneedtochangeit—Sr. Murphy es feo

  4. La Concordancia Básica • ADEJCTIVES MUST AGREE FOR GENDER AND NUMBER • Nouns can be singular or plural, thisisthe “number” adjectivesmustagreewith • Tomakeanadjectiveending in a vowel plural justadd “s” • Ej: los chicos (intelligente)—los chicos intelligentes • Tomakeanadjectiveending in a consonant plural justadd “es” • Ej: los chicos (encantador)—los chicos encantadores

  5. Ser y La Concordancia • The rules of agreementdon´tonlyapplytoadjectivesdirectlydescribingnouns • When ser isusedthe rules applythesame • La chica es hermosa • La chica hermosa

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