The document discusses adjective agreement in Spanish. It explains that adjectives must agree in number and gender with the nouns they describe. It provides examples of masculine and feminine nouns, discusses pluralization rules, exceptions to gender rules, and how to use adjectives properly in Spanish by placing them after nouns. It also gives examples of translating adjective phrases from English to Spanish.

1. Adjective/Noun
Agreement
It all has to match!
or
Agree! Agree!!! Agree!!!

2. Number and Gender
 Adjectives are words which describe nouns
or pronouns.
 In Spanish, all adjectives must agree in
number and gender with the nouns they
describe.
 Gender : nouns are either masculine or
feminine
 Number: nouns are either singular or plural.

3. So what is a “masculine” noun
anyway?
 Masculine nouns usually end with the
letters L-O-N-E-R-S.
 Feminine nouns usually end in the letters
D-ión-Z-A.

4. Examples of masculine and feminine
nouns :
Masculine Feminine
L – el papel D – la ciudad
O – el amigo ión – la televisión
N – el jardín Z – la actriz
E – el cine A – la amiga
R – el borrador
S – el sacapuntas

5. Are these nouns masculine or
feminine?
1. Lección
2. Tinta
3. Profesor
4. Edificio
5. Universidad
6. Pizarrón

6. Pluralization
 To make nouns or adjectives plural add
“s” to words ending with vowels and add
“es” to words ending with consonants.
Ex. El chico ---- Los chicos
el papel ---- Los papeles
 EXCEPTION: when a noun or adjective
ends in “z”, the “z” is changed to a “c”
before making it plural.

7. Exceptions:
 The following are common exceptions to gender rules:
 El agua (and other singular words that start with a stressed “a”)
 La mano
 El problema (and other words ending with “ma”)
 El mapa (and other words ending with “pa”)
 La flor
 La sal
 La foto (fotografía), la moto (motocicleta) and other words that
are short forms of feminine words

8. How to use adjectives
 Unlike English, in Spanish, adjectives
usually follow the nouns they describe.
Ex. : (m,s)Un chico trabajador
(m,p)Unos chicos trabajadores
(f,s) Una chica trabajadora
(f,p) Unas chicas trabajadoras

9. How would you say the following?
1. The short girl
2. A fat dog
3. The pretty shirt
4. Some ugly pants

10. How would you say the following?
1. The short girl
2. A fat dog
3. The pretty shirt
4. Some ugly pants