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Gender and Number Adjective Agreement Notes

Gender and Number Adjective Agreement Notes. Spanish 1- Chapter 2. Adjective Agreement. Nouns and pronouns in Spanish are divided into genders. Nouns for men and boys are masculine . Nouns for women and girls are feminine . Masculine : amigo, é l, Juan Feminine : amiga, ella, Maria.

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Gender and Number Adjective Agreement Notes

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  1. Gender and Number Adjective Agreement Notes Spanish 1- Chapter 2

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

  3. Adjective Agreement • Adjective 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”. • Raúl es romántico. • María es romántica.

  4. Adjective Agreement • Adjectives that end in “e” have the same masculine and feminine forms and do not change. • Rafael es inteligente. • Carmen es inteligente. • Adjectives that end in consonants do not add an “a”, unless they end in “or” or are adjectives of nationality. • Lorenzo es intelectual y trabajador. Sergio es español. • Gloria es intelectual y trabajadora. Sara es española.

  5. 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 es intelectual. • Rosa y Maria son intelectuales.

  6. Practice • Pg. 50-51: 11, 12, 13

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