Noun/Adjective Agreement and Use of Ser

Noun/Adjective Agreement & Use of Ser

Spanish grammar for use with "family tree" project

* Write down notes to use this info for your family project *

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Gender, noun & adjective agreement

Gender, noun/adjective agreement

La hermana - sister

La falda larga - the long skirt

Las ​vacas blancas - the white cows

Feminine or female usually end in "a"

El abuelo - grandpa

El gorro amarillo - the yellow ​hat

Los perros negros - the black dogs ​

Masculine or male - usually end in "o"

Not all nouns follow this rule...

* NOTE

Ella es feliz. - She is a happy person

Los calcentines largos. ​- The long socks

El avión - the plane​​

​No "a" or "o"

El cura paciente - The patient priest

El mapa confuso - The confusing map

El ​planeta rojo - The red planet

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Masculine, but "o"

A few words are feminine but look masculine

* NOTE

El agua fría - The cold water

La mano izquierda - The left hand

​El ala derecha - The right wing (plane/bird)

La foto (short for fotografía) - The photograph ​

​La moto grande (short for motocicleta) - the large motorcycle

Multiple Choice

Which sentence below is correct according to the noun/adjective agreement rule (when not an irregular ?

• Los patos ruidosos

• la vestido corto

• el hija rubia

• las casa pequeñas

Multiple Choice

Which sentence below is correct according to the noun/adjective agreement rule (when not an irregular word)?

• la esposo simpático

• el tía bonita

• el sobrina enojado

• la abuela lista

Group of males and females is masculine

Mis amigas - my friends (females)

Las hermanas - the sisters

Ellas son ​ricas - they (females) are rich

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Los abuelos - grandparents

Nuestros hermanos ​- our siblings or brothers

Somos amigos - we are friends

​Just males or m + f

​Just females

Multiple Choice

Which phrase describes "They (male and female) are spouses."

• Ellas son esposas

• Ellos son esposas

• Ellos son esposos

• Ellos son esposo

Forms of "ser" in the present tense

Present tense = what is happening in the present​

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Forms of "ser" (to be)

Nosotros(as) somos - we are

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Vosotros(as) sois - you all are (Spain)

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Ellos / ellas​ / ustedes son -

They/you (formal) are

Yo soy - I am

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Tú eres - You are

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Él / ella / usted es​ - he/she/you (formal) is

​1st​

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2nd

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3rd​

For the family tree project, focus on:

Él / ella es - he / she is

Yo soy - I am

Multiple Choice

Which means "he is"?

• Ella es

• Él es

• Él soy

• Yo soy