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Noun- Adjective Agreement

Noun- Adjective Agreement. How do I use adjectives with nouns?. Nota:. In English , the adjectives usually come before the noun . Ejemplo: The pretty woman . In Spanish , the adjectives come after the noun . Ejemplo : La mujer bonita . . Agreement:.

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Noun- Adjective Agreement

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  1. Noun- Adjective Agreement How do I use adjectives with nouns?

  2. Nota: In English, theadjectivesusually come beforethenoun. • Ejemplo: Theprettywoman. • In Spanish, theadjectives come afterthenoun. • Ejemplo: La mujerbonita.

  3. Agreement: • Adjectives match the gender and number of the nouns they describe • Remember that every noun is either masculine or feminine!!!

  4. Masculine • Singular: Plural: • El chico alto - Los chicos altos • The tall boy - The tall boys

  5. Feminine • Singular Plural • La chicaalta - laschicasaltas • The tall girl - the tall girls

  6. Exceptions • Adjectives that end in –e match both genders • El maestrointeligente • La maestrainteligente

  7. Exceptions • Many adjectives that end in a consonant match both genders • El amigojoven • La amigajoven

  8. Exceptions • Some adjectives that end in a consonant add –a to form the feminine singular. • ¡Lo siento! You just have to memorize them • El chicotrabajador • La chicatrabajadora

  9. Pluralize! • To make an adjective plural, add –s if it ends in a vowel • Add –esif it ends in a consonant • Las chicastrabajadoras • Los chicostrabajadores

  10. Práctica Athletic : feminine/ singular Tall: masculine/ plural Intelligent: feminine /singular Intelligent: feminine/ plural Short: masculine/ plural

  11. Práctica • Write in Spanish: • Sally is athletic • Mr. Smith is a little handsome. • Rafael is very funny. • You (masculine) are serious. • EXTRA! – The tall girl likes to study.

  12. When to use ‘Ser’ – To be Español 1

  13. Conjugate • IN Spanish we change the infinitive depending on who is doing the action. • We do this in English too: • To be -> I am; You are; He is • ** Remember that all infinitives/ verbs end in –ar/ -er/ -ir

  14. Let’s begin with pronouns! • SUBJECT PRONOUNS take the place of the subject (noun) of the sentence. Yo I Nosotros We Tú You (informal) Él / Ella / Usted Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes He/She/You (formal) They (M & F)/You (formal)

  15. Ser – To Be • Conjugated forms of Ser – To be Soy Somos Eres Es Son

  16. Lets Put Them Together Yo soy Nosotrossomos I am We are Túeres You are Él / Ella / Ustedes Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes son He/Sheis / You are They are

  17. Práctica Which pronoun do you use for the following people: • Joseph yyo • Clara y Marta • Nicholas, Matthew, and Julie • When talking to an adult • When talking to a peer

  18. Práctica • Translate the following sentences: • You (formal) are very tall. • Gloria is artistic • They (masculine) are a little small. • We are hard-working students.

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