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Title: Adjective endings and noun adjective agreement


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Adjective endings and noun / adjective agreement
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Adjective always agree with nouns and articles in
Spanish in gender and number.
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Nouns that end in -a are generally feminine and
nouns that end in -o generally masculine.
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feminine - la blusa, la falda, la
camisa masculine - el vestido, el sombrero, el
zapato.
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Adjectives that end in either -a or -o change
their ending according to the gender of the noun
they modify.
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m.sg. un chico alto f.sg. una chica
alta m.pl. unos chicos altos f.pl. unas
chicas altas
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m.sg. el señor guapo f.sg. la señora
guapa m.pl. los señores guapos f.pl. las
señoras guapas
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Many adjectives and many nouns end in the either
-a or -o. Some end in either -e or a consonant
like -l.
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Nouns that end in -e or a consonant can be either
gender and must be learned individually.
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feminine - la estudiante, la televisión masculin
e - el lápiz, el calcetín, el parque, el
restaurante.
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Adjectives that end in either -e or a consonant
do not change their ending according to gender.
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However, adjectives that end in -e do add an -s
if the noun they modify is plural.
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Adjectives that end in a consonant add an -es if
the noun they modify is plural.
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m.sg. un sombrero azul f.sg. una falda
verde m.pl. unos sombreros azules f.pl. unas
faldas verdes
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Adjective agreement also holds in this case. La
chica es bonita. Nosotros somos rubios.
Es and somos are verbs. Verbs do not follow these
rules in the same way.
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
o
Raúl es cómic____.
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
a
Rosalinda es bonit____.
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
o
Bill es rubi____.
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
a
Graciela es simpátic____.
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
Los amigos de Francisco son divertid____.
os
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
as
Las carpetas son lind____.
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
os
Mis zapatos son negr____.
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
e
Yo soy inteligent____.
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
o
Pito es un perro gord___ y viej____.
o
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
El gato (the cat) de la chica es fe____.
o
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
es
Los chicos son grand___ .
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
a
Mónica es muy guap____.
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
Graciela y Rosalinda son muy buen____ amigas.
as
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
Raúl tiene una mochilla azul____.
o
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
Rosalinda tiene un cuaderno amarill____.
o
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
Bill tiene una silla roj____.
a
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
Graciela tiene una cama grand____.
e
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
Los zapatos de Bill son blanc____.
os
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
Los vaqueros de Raúl son azul____.
es
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
La falda de Graciela es morad____.
a
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
La camisa de Francisco es anaranjad____.
a
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