Agreement Link
Concord
Which elements must match each other?
extended
intermediate
Language coding
المعنى
A coding rule where words change form to match another word's person, number, gender, case, definiteness, or class.
كيفية التعرّف عليه
Look for forms that change because another word changed.
أمثلة
كلمات
he goes|la casa roja|these books
عبارات
subject-verb agreement|adjective agreement
جملة
The dogs are hungry.
Visual guide
Basic shape
controller -> follower ---------------------- The dogs -> are number: plural matches plural If noun changes: dog -> is dogs -> are
Compare shape
Agreement patterns subject <-> verb: he goes noun <-> adjective: la casa roja det <-> noun: these books Features may match: person, number, gender, case
منظور اللغة
في اللغة الأم
Arabic (Modern Standard)
درجة الحضور
strong
الأهمية
Agreement is central across verbs, adjectives, pronouns and sometimes non-human plural patterns.
البنتُ الذكيةُ كتبتْ الدرسَ.
The smart girl wrote the lesson.
في لغة التعلّم
Bengali (standard)
درجة الحضور
strong
الصعوبة
Verbs agree mainly with person and respect level, not grammatical gender.
আপনি কোথায় যাচ্ছেন?
Where are you going?
تحدٍّ شائع في التعلّم
Learners may mismatch polite pronouns and verb endings.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.