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Title: AdjectiveNoun Agreement
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Adjective/Noun Agreement
- It all has to match!
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Number and Gender
- Adjectives are words which describe nouns or
pronouns. - In Spanish, all adjectives must agree in number
and gender with the nouns they describe. - Gender nouns are either masculine or feminine
- Number nouns are either singular or plural.
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So what is a masculine noun anyway?
- Masculine nouns usually end with the letters
L-O-N-E-R-S. - Feminine nouns usually end in the letters
- D-ion-Z-A.
- To make nouns or adjectives plural add s to
words ending with vowels, add es to words
ending with consonants. - Ex. El chico ---- Los chicos
- el papel ---- Los papeles
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Examples of maculine and feminine nouns
- Masculine Feminine
- L el papel D la ciudad
- O el amigo ion la televisión
- N el jardín Z la actriz
- E el cine A la amiga
- R el borrador
- S el sacapuntos
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Are these nouns masculine or feminine?
- Lección
- Tinta
- Universidad
- Edificio
- dedo
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How to use adjectives
- Unlike English, in Spanish, adjectives usually
follow the nouns they describe. - Ex. Un chico trabajador
- Unos chicos trabajadores
- Un chica trabajadora
- Unas chicas trabajadoras
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How would you say the following?
- The short girl
- A fat dog
- The pretty shirt
- Some ugly pants
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Exceptions
- When a noun or adjective ends in Z the z is
changed to a c before making it plural - The following are common exceptions to gender
rules - El agua
- La mano
- El problema (and other words ending with ma)
- La flor
- La sal
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