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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If a noun is masculine, the adjective which
modifies it must be masculine also.
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If a noun is feminine, the adjective which
modifies it must be feminine also.
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If a noun is plural and ends with an -s , the
adjective must end in an -s as well.
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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 have only one gender and always reflect
that gender.
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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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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 -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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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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m.sg. el señor guapo f.sg. la señora
guapa m.pl. los señores guapos f.pl. las
señoras guapas
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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 faldas son larg____.
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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
Bud es un perro gord___ y perezos____.
o
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
El gato en la camiseta 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 fuert___.
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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 lleva una chaqueta azul____.
o
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
Rosalinda lleva un vestido amarill____.
o
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
a
Bill lleva una camisa roj____.
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Put the appropriate ending on the adjective in
each sentence or phrase.
Graciela tiene una bolsa 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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