how to make adjectives agree with the noun they modify
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How to make adjectives agree with the noun they modify
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In order to make an adjective agree with the noun it modifies,
you must know whether the noun is masculine or feminine. Let’s
look at some words and identify whether they are masculine or
feminine…
What about the word “puerta”? Is it masculine or feminine?
feminine!That’s right… it’s
masculine!That’s right… it’s
What about the word “libro”? Is it masculine or feminine?
What about the word “silla”? Is it masculine or feminine?
feminine!That’s right… it’s
feminine!That’s right… it’s
What about the word “ventana”? Is it masculine or feminine?
What about the word “bolígrafo”? Is it masculine or feminine?
masculine!That’s right… it’s
masculine!That’s right… it’s
What about the word “carro”? Is it masculine or feminine?
OK – we’ve practiced identifying masculine and feminine nouns.
But we also need to know whether the noun is singular or plural. Let’s do some practice…
What about the word “puerta”? Is it singular or plural?
singular!That’s right… it’s
plural!That’s right… it’s
What about the word “libros”? Is it singular or plural?
What about the word “sillas”? Is it singular or plural?
plural!That’s right… it’s
singular!That’s right… it’s
What about the word “ventana”? Is it singular or plural?
What about the word “bolígrafo”? Is it singular or plural?
singular!That’s right… it’s
plural!That’s right… it’s
What about the word “carros”? Is it singular or plural?
Now – here’s how to make the adjective agree with the noun: if you have a masculine noun like “libro” and your adjective ends in “-o”, then the adjective stays the same. For example, we’ll use the
adjective “rojo” (red).un libro rojo
Notice that the adjective comes AFTER the noun – in most cases adjectives will come after the noun in
Spanish.
But if the noun is feminine and the adjective ends in “-o”, you
must change the “-o” to an-a”. See how the adjective “rojo”
changes to “roja” here:
una puerta roja
Let’s compare the previous two slides. Note how the adjective
that ends in “-o” stays the same with a masculine noun, but
changes to “-a” with a feminine noun:
un libro rojo
una puerta roja
Now, some adjectives, like “verde” (green), end in “-e”. These are easy to deal with
because they will stay the same whether the noun is masculine or
feminine. Observe:un libro verde
una puerta verde
Note that the adjective “verde” stays the same regardless of whether the noun is
masculine or feminine.
Let’s observe these examples using another adjective ending in
“-e”:
un alumno inteligente
una alumna inteligente
Note that the adjective “inteligente” stays the same regardless of whether
the noun is masculine or feminine.
Let’s do some practice with masculine and feminine
adjectives…
How would you change the adjective “anaranjado” to go with
the noun “silla”?anaranjada!That’s right… it’s
stays the same!That’s right… it
How would you change the adjective “interesante” to go with
the noun “ventana”?
How would you change the adjective “importante” to go with
the noun “perro”?stays the same!That’s right… it
stays the same!That’s right… it
How would you change the adjective “grande” to go with the
noun “ventana”?
How would you change the adjective “mojado” to go with the
noun “silla”?mojada!That’s right… it’s
alta!That’s right… it’s
How would you change the adjective “alto” to go with the
noun “alumna”?
Now we also need to look at whether the noun is singular or
plural. If the noun is singular, the adjective must be singular also. If the noun is plural, the adjective
must also be plural. Observe and compare the following:
SINGULAR: un libro rojo
PLURAL: unos libros rojos
Notice in the plural example how the adjective has also been made plural.
Making adjectives plural is easy – just remember this simple rule: If the adjective ends in a vowel, you add
an “-s” to make it plural. If the adjective ends in a consonant, you
add an “-es” to make it plural. Observe and compare the following:
Adjective ending in vowel: unos libros rojos
Adjective ending in consonant: unos libros azules
Notice how “rojo” was changed to “rojos”, but “azul” was changed to “azules”.
Let’s do some practice with making adjectives plural…
How would you make the adjective “amarillo” (yellow)
plural?amarillos!That’s right… it’s
grises!That’s right… it’s
How would you make the adjective “gris” (grey) plural?
How would you make the adjective “interesante”
(interesting) plural?interesantes!That’s right… it’s
militares!That’s right… it’s
How would you make the adjective “militar” (military) plural?
VOILA!
See how easy that was? Now try some on your
own – click the button to do a practice quiz.
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