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Noun – Adjective Agreement
Avancemos 1 Unit 1, Lesson 2
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What is an adjective? Describes a noun.
The fat cat chased the small cats. In English, adjectives are placed BEFORE the noun it is describing. In Spanish, adjectives are placed after the noun. The fat cat El gato gordo The serious students Los estudiantes serios.
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Noun – Adjective Agreement
Adjectives must match (in gender and number) the nouns they are describing. They can be masculine, feminine, singular, or plural. Masculine: El chico alto Los chicos altos The tall boy The tall boys Feminine: La chica alta Las chicas altas The tall girl The tall girls
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Agreement of Adjectives
The studious girl The studious boy
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The funny woman The funny man
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The nice girls The funny men
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Adjective Agreement Adjectives that end in –e already match both genders. They only have singular and plural forms. Masculine: El maestro inteligente Los maetros inteligentes The intelligent teacher The intelligent teachers Feminine: La maestra inteligente Las maestras inteligentes
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Adjectives that end in -e
The big woman The big man
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Adjectives that end in consonants
Many adjectives that end in a consonant match both genders. They only have singular and plural forms. Masculine: El amigo joven Los amigos jovenes The young friend The young friends Feminine: La amiga joven Las amigas jovenes
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Adjectives that end in consonants
Some adjectives that end in consonants must add an –a to form the feminine singular. YOU MUST MEMORIZE THESE!!! Masculine: El chico trabajador The hard-working boy Feminine: La chica trabajadora The hard-working girl
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Continued… To make adjectives plural, follow the same rule for nouns (not z). If an adjective / noun ends in a vowel add –s If an adjective / noun ends in a consonant add –es . Masculine: Los chicos trabajadores The hard-working boys Feminine: Las chicas trabajadoras The hard-working girls
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The athletic man The intelligent student
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The pretty girl The funny friends
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The serious boy The nice kids
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The bad man The young friends
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