Noun/Adjective Agreement:Gender•Adjectives are used to describe nouns•Most adjectives change form, depending upon whether the word they describe is masculine or feminine. •The correct form of the adjective depends upon the noun it describes. •First ask: Is the noun masculine or feminine? (noun)(adj.) (noun)(adj.)el chico bajo el perro cómicola chica baja la maestra simpática

Noun/Adjective Agreement:Number

•Adjectives also change form depending upon whether the word they modify is singular or plural. •Next ask: Is the noun plural or singular?el gato gordolos gatos gordosla chica altalas chicas altas

Noun/Adjective Agreement: Order•The order of the noun and adjective is different than in English. It is flipped. •First comes the Noun and then comes the AdjectiveCasa blancaCamisa negra

Práctica

The black dog

The yellow house

The orange cat

Other common rules

•Adjectives that end in -e do not change to “o” or “a”. They only change to plural. •To form the plural, simply add -s. la chica inteligentelas chicas inteligentes

Other common noun/adj rules•Similarly, most adjectives that end in a consonant do change form for singular or plural, but do not change for masculine or feminine. •To form the plural, add -es. la casa azullas casas azules

Other common rules•There is another group of adjectives that does not follow the normal rules. Adjectives ending in -or, -án, -ón, or -ín also have a feminine form. el hombre trabajadorla mujer trabajadoralos hombres trabajadoreslas mujeres trabajadoras