Noun-Adjective Agreement, Study notes of Spanish

Download Noun-Adjective Agreement and more Study notes Spanish in PDF only on Docsity! Noun-Adjective Agreement Spanish 1 – Avancemos 1 U1L2 • In Spanish, adjectives match the gender (masculine/feminine) and the number (singular/plural) of the nouns they describe (just like definite/indefinite articles). • So, every adjective has four forms (singular/masculine, singular/feminine/plural masculine/plural feminine). • Unlike English, in Spanish the adjective goes AFTER the noun. • Example: The big school = La escuela grande Noun-Adjective Agreement • Some adjectives end in e and match both genders (you don’t change it for masc/fem). To make them plural, add s. Noun-Adjective Agreement Masculine singular Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural inteligente inteligente inteligentes inteligentes • Some adjectives end in a consonant and match both genders (you don’t change it for masc/fem). To make them plural, you add es. Noun-Adjective Agreement Masculine singular Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural joven joven jóvenes jóvenes • Some adjectives end in a consonant and can be made feminine by adding the letter a to the end. Noun-Adjective Agreement Masculine singular Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural trabajador trabajadora trabajadores trabajadoras