Concordancia is the harmonious combination of elements in a single sentence. There are two types of agreements (concordancia) in Spanish: the concordancia nominale (nominative agreement) and the concordancia verbale (verbal agreement). Let`s look at some rules for concordancia verbally. „Lo“ is neutral, general, does not refer to a word, therefore no correspondence, and is usually translated as „the thing“. With this structure, you need to make sure that you always compare the article and adjective with the virility and plurality of the noun. Even if you can`t see it explicitly, you still talk about it, so the properties should always match. You may be wondering how an adjective can be masculine, feminine or plural. The key is that Spanish adjectives do not have intrinsic sex or plurality, as nouns do. They simply copy the shape of the noun they describe. This means that the adjective, both in plurality and in sex, corresponds to the noun it describes. When they end up in a consonant, they also don`t change in sex, but they do it for the plural. We add it (instead of just -s). Example: Azul/ azules (blue) If it ends on -z, we also change the -z in -c: Ex: feliz / felices (happy) If you feel like you have mastered the Spanish adjective correspondence and do something more demanding, try to create more complex sentences with the structures indicated below.
In Spanish, we have a rule called „agreement“ that usually consists of the words around the name to „match“ the name of sex and number. Indirect pronouns: me, te, le, nos, bones, les. The/them change to „se“ when they go in front of „lo/la/los/las“, but this has nothing to do with an agreement. When it ends on a -e or -ista, the gender does not change, but add an -s for the plural. Example: verde/s (green), idealista/s (idealistic). The pronouns of subjects are me, you, him, her, that, us, the boys (their plural) and her. These are the options you have. Congratulations – You have completed the grammar quiz: the Spanish adjective of gender correspondence. Some Spanish adjectives do not change the form of masculine/feminine and singular/plural. If they end on -or-on, we add an -a for women and one for the plural. Example: trabajador / a (worked hard) / cabezón / cabezona (stur).
In our next article, we will see some special cases of consolation in español, okay? However, if there are words that intervene – especially followed by a plural noun – Spanish speakers are inconsistent in the verbs they use. The authorities also disagree on the correct choice of verb. Note the following examples, all found through a search on Spanish-language websites: Juan y tú serán buenos amigos. [You and Juan are probably good friends.] Juan y tú = ustedes (3rd person plural – Latin American Spanish) Salieron juntos tu papá y mi tío. [Your father and my uncle left together.] Tu papá y mi tío = ellos (3rd person plural) So we have a masculine, pluralistic noun. How would you add the adjective feo (ugly) in this sentence? You need to make sure that the adjective is masculine and pluralistic. The default format already ends on -o, so we know it`s masculine. And to do it in the plural, just add an s. Finally, remember that the adjective should come after the noun. Finally, there are a small number of adjectives that only appear before the noun or after a verb. These tend to be adjectives of superlatives.
These adjectives change in plural forms before plural nouns, but they do not change independently of the sex of the noun. In the previous lesson, we explained adjective placement rules and talked about some of the situations in which they are used before or after nouns. In this lesson, we learn another important feature called „concordancia del adjetivo y el sustantivo,“ the Spanish adjective agreement….