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El Acuerdo Agreement. Nouns, Articles, and Adjectives. When it comes to agreement,. it’s the noun that decides!. Repaso Nouns are masculine or feminine. masculine. feminine. Usually end in –a End in: - sión , - ción , -dad, -tad, - tud , - umbre. Usually end in – o Many end in -ma.
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El AcuerdoAgreement Nouns, Articles, and Adjectives
When it comes to agreement, it’s the noun that decides!
RepasoNouns are masculine or feminine masculine feminine Usually end in –a End in: -sión, -ción, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre • Usually end in –o • Many end in -ma
Nouns are masculine or feminine masculine feminine End in: -sión, -ción, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre La televisión, la habitación, la universidad, la dificultad, la actitud, • Many end in -ma El problema El programa El clima
What if the noun ends in a consonant? • Masculine nouns that end in a consonant often have a corresponding feminine form that ends in –a. • El profesor La profesora • El señor La profesora
What if the noun ends in an -e? Some nouns that refer to people use the same form for both masculine and feminine. These nouns indicate gender by the article (el or la). El estudiante La estudiante El artista La artista
RELATIONSHIPS INouns and Articles When the noun gender changes, so does the article. They have an “agreement”. El estudiante La estudiante El artista La artista
RELATIONSHIPS IINouns and Ajectives When the noun gender changes, so does the adjective. They have “agreement”. El vestidoblanco La camisablanca Los vestidosblancos Las camisasblancas
The gender and number of the noun(s) decides Is the noun masculine or feminine? Singular or plural? Whatever it is, so are the article and adjective. El zapato negro La faldanegra Los zapatosnegrosLas faldasnegras
The gender and number of the noun(s) decides Masculine adjectives Feminine adjectives end in “o” end in “a” El vestidoesrojo. La chaquetaesroja. All other endings stay the same. El vestidoesmarrón.La chaquetaesmarrón. El vestidoesverde. La chaquetaesverde.
The noun decidesPráctica Oral • The white shoe. • The black shirt. • The pink shoes. • The red tee shirts. • El zapatoblanco • La camisanegra • Los zapatosrosados • Las camisetasrojas
The noun decidesPráctica Oral • The girl is tall. • The boy is short. • The student/M is good. • The student/F is good. • The students/M are good. • La chicaesalta. • El chicoesbajo. • El estudianteesbueno. • La estudianteesbuena. • Los estudiantes son buenos.
The noun decidesPrácticaEscrita • The fat cat • The ugly shirt • The happy student/M is • The good-looking teacher/f. • The big pants • El gatogordo. • La camisafea. • El estudiantefeliz • La profesoraguapa. • Los pantalonesgrandes.
The noun decidesPrácticaEscrita • The cat is fat. • The shirt is ugly. • The student/M is happy. • The teacher/F is good-looking. • The pants are big. • El gatoesgordo. • La camisaesfea. • El estudianteesfeliz. • La profesoraesguapa. • Los pantalones son grandes.