Agreement Link
Concord
Which elements must match each other?
extended
intermediate
Language coding
Kahulugan
A coding rule where words change form to match another word's person, number, gender, case, definiteness, or class.
Paano ito matukoy
Look for forms that change because another word changed.
Mga halimbawa
Mga salita
he goes|la casa roja|these books
Mga parirala
subject-verb agreement|adjective agreement
Pangungusap
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
Pagsusuri ayon sa wika
Sa iyong wika
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Paglitaw
strong
Kahalagahan
Agreement is central across verbs, adjectives, pronouns and sometimes non-human plural patterns.
البنتُ الذكيةُ كتبتْ الدرسَ.
The smart girl wrote the lesson.
Sa wikang pinag-aaralan
Bengali (standard)
Paglitaw
strong
Antas ng hirap
Verbs agree mainly with person and respect level, not grammatical gender.
আপনি কোথায় যাচ্ছেন?
Where are you going?
Karaniwang hamon ng mag-aaral
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.