Noun adjective agreementNoun adjective agreement

You already know that every word You already know that every word in Spanish has a gender: in Spanish has a gender:

masculine or feminine.masculine or feminine.

El chico = masculineEl chico = masculine

El vestido (dress) = masculineEl vestido (dress) = masculine

La chica = feminineLa chica = feminine

La camisa (shirt) = feminineLa camisa (shirt) = feminine

Adjectives describe nouns. Adjectives describe nouns. –Ex: the fast car, the red dress, the Ex: the fast car, the red dress, the

happy girl.happy girl.Like the definite (el, la, los, las) Like the definite (el, la, los, las) and indefinite articles (un,unos, and indefinite articles (un,unos, una, unas), the adjectives will una, unas), the adjectives will also also ““agreeagree”” or or ““matchmatch”” with the with the noun it describes based on:noun it describes based on:

Nouns can also be a subject but is defined Nouns can also be a subject but is defined as person, place, thing, or concept. as person, place, thing, or concept.

Subject is the person/thing doing the actionSubject is the person/thing doing the action

Verb is an actionVerb is an action

In English, you say In English, you say ““the red shirt.the red shirt.””

In Spanish, you need to do the following:In Spanish, you need to do the following:

1.1. Decide the gender of the noun.Decide the gender of the noun.

2.2. Decide the number of the noun.Decide the number of the noun.

3.3. Form the adjective to match.Form the adjective to match.

4.4. Put the adjective AFTER the noun. Put the adjective AFTER the noun.

(This is (This is almostalmost always the rule in Spanish) always the rule in Spanish)

ADJECTIVE AFTER!!!!ADJECTIVE AFTER!!!!

So, So, ““The red shirt.The red shirt.”” The shirt = la camisa.The shirt = la camisa.red = rojo.red = rojo.1.Gender of the noun?1.Gender of the noun?

La camisa = feminineLa camisa = feminine2. Number? 2. Number? One shirt = singular.One shirt = singular.3. I need to form the adjective to agree with the noun. 3. I need to form the adjective to agree with the noun. Make rojo feminine = roja.Make rojo feminine = roja.4. Put the adjective after the noun:4. Put the adjective after the noun:La camisa roja.La camisa roja.

What if itWhat if it’’s plural????s plural????LetLet’’s try s try ““The black pants.The black pants.””Los pantalones = pants.Los pantalones = pants.Negro = black.Negro = black.1. Gender? 1. Gender? Los = masculine.Los = masculine.2. Number? 2. Number? Los is plural, because Los is plural, because ““elel”” is the article for a is the article for a

singular masculine noun.singular masculine noun.The adjective has to become The adjective has to become masculine masculine and and

pluralplural. . Negro -> negrNegro -> negrosos..Adjective After = Adjective After = LosLos pantalones negr pantalones negrosos..

Your turn! Use your vocab lists to describe Your turn! Use your vocab lists to describe the following:the following:

1.1. The yellow dress=The yellow dress=El vestido amarilloEl vestido amarillo

2.The red shirts. ___________________2.The red shirts. ___________________3.The blue skirt. ___________________3.The blue skirt. ___________________4. The orange pants. ________________4. The orange pants. ________________

LetLet’’s throw in some indefinite articles:s throw in some indefinite articles:1.1. A brown jacket.A brown jacket.____________________________________________________2.2. Some white skirts.Some white skirts.________________________________________3.3. A green hat.A green hat.________________________________________4.4. Some orange pants.Some orange pants. ____________________________________________

Mix-up! Try these with a partner:Mix-up! Try these with a partner:

1.1. The sweater The sweater isis white. white.

2.2. The girl The girl isis hard-working. hard-working.

3.3. The teacher (m) The teacher (m) isis boring. boring.

4.4. The blue pants.The blue pants.

5.5. The jacket The jacket isis purple. purple.

6.6. Some yellow sweaters.Some yellow sweaters.

Llevar=to wearLlevar=to wear

Llevo LlevamosLlevas XLleva Llevan

¡Vamos a escribir!¡Vamos a escribir!

On a half sheet of paper.On a half sheet of paper.

Please write in Spanish in a complete Please write in Spanish in a complete sentence, what each person is sentence, what each person is wearing.Include colors!wearing.Include colors!

Just pick one Just pick one personperson