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Using Adjectives to Describe: Gender Agreement

Using Adjectives to Describe: Gender Agreement. This information can be found on page 59 of your book. Gender Agreement (pg 59). You already know that every word in Spanish has a gender: masculine or feminine. El chico = masculine El vestido (dress) = masculine La chica = feminine

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Using Adjectives to Describe: Gender Agreement

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  1. Using Adjectives to Describe: Gender Agreement This information can be found on page 59 of your book.

  2. Gender Agreement (pg 59) You already know that every word in Spanish has a gender: masculine or feminine. El chico = masculine El vestido (dress) = masculine La chica = feminine La camisa (shirt) = feminine

  3. Gender Agreement (pg 59) • Adjectives describe nouns. • Ex: the fast car, the red dress, the happy girl. • Like the definite (el, la, los, las) and indefinite articles (un,unos, una, unas), the adjectives will also “agree” or “match” with the noun it describes based on: • gender • Masculine / feminine • Number • Singular (one) / plural (more than one)

  4. Gender Agreement (pg 59) In English, you say “the red shirt.” In Spanish, you need to do the following: • Decide the gender of the noun. • Decide the number of the noun. • Form the adjective to match. • Put the adjective AFTER the noun. (This is almost always the rule in Spanish) ADJECTIVE AFTER!!!!

  5. Gender Agreement (pg 59) • So, “The red shirt.” The shirt = la camisa. red = rojo. 1.Gender of the noun? La camisa = feminine 2. Number? One shirt = singular. 3. I need to form the adjective to agree with the noun. Make rojo feminine = roja. 4. Put the adjective after the noun: La camisaroja.

  6. What if it’s plural???? Let’s try “The black pants.” Los pantalones = pants. Negro = black. 1. Gender? Los = masculine. 2. Number? Los is plural, because “el” is the article for a singular masculine noun. The adjective has to become masculine and plural. Negro -> negros. Adjective After = Lospantalonesnegros.

  7. Gender Agreement (pg 59) • Note: For adjectives that end in “e,” they usually match both genders: • Elchico paciente, la chica paciente. • El sombrero verde, la falda verde. • Many adjectives that end with a consonant match both genders: • El sombrero azul, la falda azul. • Some add “a” to become feminine. These adjectives must be learned. • El chico trabajador, La chica trabajadora.

  8. Gender Agreement (pg 59) Your turn! Use your vocab lists to describe the following: • The yellow dress= El vestido amarillo 2.The red shirts. ___________________ 3.The blue skirt. ___________________ • The blonde girl. _______________ 5. The orange pants. ________________

  9. Gender Agreement (pg 59) Using SER to describe something: You can use “ser” plus the adjective to describe a noun. Remember, you use “es” for one object, “son” for more than one. The shirt is red = La camisa es roja. The shoes are black = Los zapatos son negros.

  10. Gender Agreement (pg 59) • The dress is white. ___El vestido es blanco.__ 2. The shirts are blue. ____Las camisas son azules.___ 3. The skirt is red. ___La falda es roja.___ • The sweater is purple. __El suéter es morado.____ • The pants are orange. ____Los pantalones son anaranjados.___

  11. Gender Agreement (pg 59) • Let’s throw in some indefinite articles: • A brown jacket. __________________________ 2. Some white skirts. ____________________ 3. A green hat. ____________________ 4. Some orange pants. ______________________

  12. Gender Agreement (pg 59) Mix-up! Try these with a partner: • The sweater is white. • The girl is hard-working. • The teacher (m) is boring. • The blue pants. • The jacket is purple. • Some yellow sweaters.

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