Edited by seÑora pearson 2017 Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns In Spanish adjectives agree in number how many and gender masculine or feminine In Spanish adjectives ID: 646331
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SpanishAdjective Agreement
Edited by:
seÑora
pearson
2017Slide2
Adjectives
describe nouns
and pronouns.In Spanish, adjectives agree in number (how many) and gender (masculine or feminine).In Spanish, adjectives follow the noun or pronoun which they describe.In English we say, the yellow car In Spanish we say, the car yellow{The adjective appears AFTER the noun in Spanish!}
Definition / ExplanationSlide3
the tall boy
el
chico altothe tall boyslos chicos altosthe tall girlla chica altathe tall girlslas chicas alt
as
ExamplesSlide4
If the noun is masculine, the adjective must be masculine to match
.
If the noun is feminine, the adjective must be feminine to match.If the noun is singular, the adjective must be singular to match.If the noun is plural, the adjective must be plural to match. However….RulesSlide5
There are some adjectives called
genderless
or neutral. Genderless or neutral adjectives can show number but NOT gender.These adjectives DO NOT end in the letter “-o” or “-a”.ExceptionsSlide6
Examples of neutral
adjectives
the interesting
boy
el
chico
interesante
the interesting
boys
los
chicos
interesantes
the
interesting
girl
la
chica
interesante
the interesting
girls
las
chicas
interesantesSlide7
Nationalities
If
the nationality is gendered and it is describing a masculine noun, it will end in –o. chico…americano italiano mexicano If the nationality is gendered, and it is describing a feminine
noun
, it will end in –
a
c
hic
a
…
american
a
italian
a
mexican
a
(In this case, just change the –o to –a!)Slide8
Nationalities continued
Sometimes the nationalities end in a
consonant, not the letter –o. In this case, just add the letter –a to the word when describing a feminine noun.japonésjaponesainglé
s
ingles
a