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Gender and adjective agreement

Gender and adjective agreement. Gender and Adjective Agreement. Nouns and pronouns in Spanish are divided into genders. Nouns for men and boys are masculine . Masculine : amigo, Juan, él Nouns for women and girls are feminine . Feminine : amiga, Maria, ella.

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Gender and adjective agreement

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  1. Gender and adjective agreement

  2. Gender and Adjective Agreement • Nouns and pronouns in Spanish are divided into genders. • Nouns for men and boys are masculine. • Masculine: amigo, Juan, él • Nouns for women and girls are feminine. • Feminine: amiga, Maria, ella

  3. Gender and Adjective Agreement • Adjectives describe nouns. • They have different forms that match or agree with, the noun or pronoun in gender. • The masculine form of most adjectives ends in o, while the feminine form ends in a. • Raul es romántico. • Maria es romántica.

  4. Gender and Adjective Agreement • Adjectives that end in e have the same masculine and feminine forms. • Rafael es inteligente. • Carmen es inteligente.

  5. Gender and Adjective Agreement • Adjectives ending in consonants do not an a unless they end in or or are adjectives of nationality. • Lorenzo es intelecutal y trabajador. • Gloria es intelectual y trabajadora. • Sergio es español. • Sara es española.

  6. Gender and Adjective Agreement • Adjectives also agree with nouns in number. • An adjective that describes one person or thing is in singular form. • When it describes more than one person or thing, its form is plural. • If the singular form ends in a vowel add s to make it plural. • If it ends in a consonant add es. Joaquin es alto. Paco y Luis son altos. Rosa esintelectual. Mis amigos son intelectuales.

  7. Gender and Adjective Agreement • To describe a mixed group of men and women or boys and girls, use the masculine plural form of the adjective. • Carlos y Ana son románticos.

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