1. Noun- Adjective Agreement & the verb ‘ser’
Pregunta esencial: How do I use adjectives with nouns and the verb ‘to be’ to describe people in Spanish?

2. CONNECT:
A noun, adjective & verb have the same function in Spanish and English:
NOUN – A person place or thing
Ejemplo: Miguel, the library, el libro
ADJECTIVE – A word that describes the noun
Miguel es tall
The big library
El libro azul
VERB – An action / activity
Miguel runs everyday.
The students read at the library
The red book is heavy

3. 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.

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

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

6. Feminine Singular Plural La chica alta - las chicas altas
The tall girl - the tall girls

7. Exceptions Adjectives that end in –e match both genders
El maestro inteligente
La maestra inteligente

8. Exceptions Many adjectives that end in a consonant match both genders
El amigo joven
La amiga joven

9. Exceptions
Some adjectives that end in a consonant add –a to form the feminine singular.
¡Lo siento! You just have to memorize them
El chico trabajador
La chica trabajadora

10. Pluralize! To make an adjective plural, add –s if it ends in a vowel
Add –es if it ends in a consonant
Las chicas trabajadoras
Los chicos trabajadores

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

12. 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.

13. When to use ‘Ser’ – To be
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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)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Él / Ella / Usted
He/She/You (formal)
They (M & F)/You (plural)

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

16. Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes son
Lets Put Them Together
Yo soy
Nosotros somos
I am
We are
Tú eres
You are
Él / Ella / Usted es
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes son
He/She is / You are
They are

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

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