Adjectives with or without Visible Gender Change

Level 2

Some adjectives have distinct gender forms, while others share one singular form.

How It Works

Alt/alta has two gender forms. Amable, gran and difícil share a masculine and feminine singular form: un veí amable, una veïna amable. Shared form does not mean there is no grammatical agreement; it means agreement is not visibly different in that position.

Plural spelling can still differ. Feliç is shared in the singular but has feliços for masculine plural and felices for feminine plural. Pobre is not a shared singular form: its feminine is pobra, though both plurals are pobres.

Learn the actual paradigm rather than assuming every final -e or consonant behaves alike. Content/contenta and atent/atenta vary, while prudent remains prudent for both singular genders. When an adjective follows ser or estar, it keeps the same agreement behavior as beside a noun.

Examples (3)

  1. És una persona amable.

    She is a kind person.

  2. Tinc un veí alt i una veïna alta.

    I have a tall male neighbor and a tall female neighbor.

  3. Les dues germanes estan felices.

    The two sisters are happy.

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Adjectives with or without Visible Gender ChangeLevel 2

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Understand agreement even when singular gender forms coincide.

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