Agreement Link
Concord
Which elements must match each other?
extended
intermediate
Language coding
Maana
A coding rule where words change form to match another word's person, number, gender, case, definiteness, or class.
Jinsi ya kuitambua
Look for forms that change because another word changed.
Mifano
Maneno
he goes|la casa roja|these books
Virai
subject-verb agreement|adjective agreement
Sentensi
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
Mtazamo wa lugha
Katika lugha yako
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Uwepo
strong
Umuhimu
Agreement is central across verbs, adjectives, pronouns and sometimes non-human plural patterns.
البنتُ الذكيةُ كتبتْ الدرسَ.
The smart girl wrote the lesson.
Katika lugha unayojifunza
Bengali (standard)
Uwepo
strong
Ugumu
Verbs agree mainly with person and respect level, not grammatical gender.
আপনি কোথায় যাচ্ছেন?
Where are you going?
Changamoto ya kawaida kwa wanaojifunza
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.