Agreement Link
Concord
Which elements must match each other?
extended
intermediate
Language coding
Reikšmė
A coding rule where words change form to match another word's person, number, gender, case, definiteness, or class.
Kaip atpažinti
Look for forms that change because another word changed.
Pavyzdžiai
Žodžiai
he goes|la casa roja|these books
Frazės
subject-verb agreement|adjective agreement
Sakinys
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
Kalbos rodinys
Jūsų kalboje
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Raiška
strong
Svarba
Agreement is central across verbs, adjectives, pronouns and sometimes non-human plural patterns.
البنتُ الذكيةُ كتبتْ الدرسَ.
The smart girl wrote the lesson.
Kalboje, kurios mokotės
Bengali (standard)
Raiška
strong
Sudėtingumas
Verbs agree mainly with person and respect level, not grammatical gender.
আপনি কোথায় যাচ্ছেন?
Where are you going?
Tipinis besimokančiųjų iššūkis
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.