Noun-Adjective Agreement

A​ (a)   is a person, place, or thing. An​ (b)   describes a person place or thing.

• noun
• adjective

Why do nouns have a gender in Spanish?

• Because Spanish (like many europeans languages) evolved from Latin, which was a gendered language.

• For funsies.

• Because logically chairs must be feminine.

In Spanish, feminine nouns usually end in the letter​ (a)   and masculine nouns usually end in the letter​ (b)   .

• A
• O
• E
• I
• U

Are these nouns masculine or feminine?

Groups:

(a) masculino

,

(b) femenina

• río

• escuela

• carro

• sombrero

• casa

• gato

• puerta

• libro

• manzana

• ventana

• mesa

• perro

Noun adjective agreement means you must match the _____ and _____ when describing a noun with an adjective.

• gender

• vibe

• number

• accent

El gato es​ (a)   . ​

La casa es ​ (b)   .

El libro es​ (c)   .

La manzana es​ (d)   .

El río es ​ (e)  

• bonito
• bonita
• alta
• alto
• aburrido
• aburrida
• deliciosa
• delicioso
• rápido
• rápida

Which is the appropriate adjective for each noun?

Gender neutral adjectives change based on...

• both the gender and number of the noun

• only the number of the noun

• only the gender of the noun

What type of adjectives are these based on their endings?

Groups:

(a) masculine

,

(b) feminine

,

(c) gender neutral

• rápido

• rojo

• simpático

• cómica

• azul

• feliz

• morada

• bella

• fuerte

El libro es

• interesanto

• interesantas

• interesante

• interesantes