language adjectives
I was doing my lessons in my workbook. The particular lesson was concerned with using the correct definite article, which wasn't my issue. However, another question arose which it did not address.
This is an example: El alumno estudia con el diccionario español-inglés.
What I wondered about--and which the answer key did not address (because they were concerned whether you used the right definite article for the word in parenthesis--like alumno in the example) is do you use the feminine form of a language with a feminine noun?
For example: Is it "La mujer vive en la casa española" or because when you refer to a language or culture in itself, does an adjective stay masculine...therefore, it would be "La mujer vive en la casa español."
Also, which is correct, "Miro la televisión español" or "Miro la televisión española."
Of course, I realize that probably there is a better way of saying the above...but because I am a beginner they are doing simple sentences.
Help is alway appreciated and welcome.
3 Answers
It's simply a matter of gender agreement. The adjective must use the same gender as its corresponding noun.
La televisión española
La casa española
El coche negro
The adjective shows concordance with the gender/number of the noun just as with any other adjective.
las casas españolas
la televisión española
el diccionario español
That is what I thought.
¡Gracias!
