Why is this?
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I was wonder why its Buenos for Buenos Días, but Buenas for Buenas Tardes and Buenas Noches?
If someone could explain this too me I would appreciate it.
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updated Mar 7, 2011
posted by Paloma1969
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Adjectives must match the nouns that they modify in gender and number.
días=masculine and plural noun...so it needs a masculine and plural form of the adjective bueno(a)=buenos
noches, tardes=both are feminine and plural nouns so the adjective must be feminine and plural=buenas
updated Mar 7, 2011
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
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I am going to go out on a limb here and say that it is because dias is a male noun, but tarde and noche are female and the adjective and noun have to agree.
updated Mar 7, 2011
posted by Ron_Austin
darn, if I would have clicked my mouse a little sooner I would have looked like a genius. - Ron_Austin, Mar 7, 2011
I wouldn't use terms that confuse sex and gender as words like vestido (dress) are masculine, but usually associated with the female sex - 0074b507, Mar 7, 2011
