Stage 1 · A1

Level A1

Adjective gender — identify and understand

Observe Albanian adjective gender agreement in common noun phrases.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: shumesi-modele-baze-perdorValidation threshold: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will recognise several simple masculine and feminine adjective agreements.

2. I discover

Compare: djalë i mirë / vajzë e mirë. Which two elements change with gender?

3. I understand

Albanian adjectives agree with noun gender. A common pattern is djalë i mirë / vajzë e mirë; burrë i ri / grua e re. The linking particle and sometimes the adjective form change with gender.

djalë i mirëvajzë e mirëburrë i rigrua e relibër i bukurshtëpi e bukur
Watch out

Do not memorise only the isolated adjective. Learn noun + linking particle + adjective because more than one element can change.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. I write / I speak

Create three Albanian phrases using the target structure and identify the grammatical form used.

7. Check my learning

8. What I remember

Common anchor: masculine i, feminine e, with some adjective forms also changing: i ri / e re.

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9. Now I can…

  • I can recognise the structure without translating word for word.
  • I can reuse it with different vocabulary.