Adjective Agreement with Coordinated Nouns
A shared adjective usually takes plural agreement when it describes coordinated nouns.
How It Works
When an adjective modifies two distinct coordinated nouns, use plural agreement: una camisa i una faldilla blanques. If the nouns differ in gender, the shared adjective normally takes masculine plural: un abric i una camisa blancs.
Meaning determines the scope. In un abric i una camisa blanca, the singular feminine adjective describes only the shirt. Position alone cannot replace that distinction. Repeat an adjective when necessary to make separate descriptions clear.
Some tightly connected singular nouns can be understood as one conceptual unit, especially in fixed or abstract combinations. Treat those as a distinct reading rather than assuming that coordination always demands a mechanical plural in every expression.
Examples (3)
- Porta una camisa i una faldilla blanques.
She is wearing a white shirt and a white skirt.
- Hem trobat un abric i una camisa blancs.
We found a white coat and a white shirt.
- Són un llibre i una revista interessants.
They are an interesting book and magazine.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Recognize a coordinated subject before checking the scope of its agreement. Match adjective gender before assigning one modifier to several nouns.
Related Patterns
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Patterns that build on this one.
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