Title: Nouns and Definite Articles
1Nouns and Definite Articles The Preposition DE
2Nouns and Definite Articles
- In Spanish, all nouns belong to one of two gender
categories masculine or feminine. - Masculine nouns usually end in o (carro).
- Feminine nouns usually end in a (fruta).
3Would helado be Masculine or Feminine?
- Masculine
- Feminine
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4Would comida be Masculine or Feminine?
- Masculine
- Feminine
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5Nouns and Definite Articles
- Singular nouns name one of something.
- Plural nouns name more than one of something.
- If a singular noun ends in a vowel, add s to make
it plural. - fruta frutas
- fruit fruits
- estudiante estudiantes
- student students
- If a singular noun ends in a consonant, add es to
make it plural. - animal animales
- animal animals
- If a noun ends in z, change the z to c and add
es to make it plural. - pez peces
- Fish Fish (more than 1)
6How do you make libro (book) plural (books)?
- libroes
- libros
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7How do you make pared (wall) plural (walls)?
- pareds
- paredes
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8How do you make lápiz (pencil) plural (pencils)?
- lápizs
- lápizes
- lápices
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9Nouns and Definite Articles
- The definite articles in Spanish can be used to
say the with a specific noun. - They have different forms that agree with their
noun in gender and number.
MASCULINE FEMININE
SINGULAR el la
PLURAL los las
10Nouns and Definite Articles
Cómo es la profesora? Whats the teacher like?
La profesora es simpática. The teacher is friendly.
Quiénes son los muchachos allí? Who are the boys over there?
Son los compañeros de clase de Rafael. They are Rafaels classmates.
11The Preposition de
- The preposition de means of or from.
- De is used to show possession or relationship.
- Es el carro de Ernesto.
- Its Ernestos car.
- Son los amigos de la profesora.
- Theyre the teachers friends.
- Spanish does not use s like we do in English.
12The Preposition de
- In addition, de can be used to indicate what type
of thing youre describing. - los libros de aventuras
- adventure books
- las peliculas de misterio
- mystery movies
13The Preposition de
- The word de is also used to say where someone is
from. - Julio es de Costa Rica.
- Julio is from Costa Rica.
14The Preposition de
- The preposition de followed by el makes the
contraction del. - el correo electrónico del profesor
- the teachers email address
15How would you say My friends videogames
- Los videojuegos mis amigos.
- Los videojuegos de mis amigos.
- Mis amigos videojuegos.
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16Which definite article is used with pizza.
- el
- la
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17How would you say Scary movies
- Las terror películas
- Terror de las películas
- Las peliculas de terror
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18How would you say We are from Texas.
- Nosotros sois de Texas.
- Nosotros somos de Texas.
- Nosotros son de Texas.
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19How would you say You (formal/plural) are from
Spain.
- Usted es de España.
- De España son Ustedes.
- Ustedes son de España.
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20Which definite article is used with deportes.
- los
- las
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21How would you say She is from Puerto Rico.
- Ella es de Puerto Rico.
- Ella soy de Puerto Rico.
- De Puerto Rico es Ella.
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22How would you say Ernestos birthday
- Ernestos cumpleaños
- Ernesto del cumpleaños
- El cumpleaños de Ernesto
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23How would you say Roberts animals
- Robertos Animales
- Los Animales Roberto
- Los animales de Roberto
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24Which definite article is used with helado.
- el
- la
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25How would you say Spanish teacher
- La profesora de español
- La profesora español
- de español la profesora
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26Which definite article is used with carros.
- los
- las
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27What does el libro del profesor mean?
- The teachers book
- The teacher of the book
- The book of teachers
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28How would you say Science Fiction books
- Los libros de ciencia ficción
- De ciencia ficción los libros.
- Los de ciencia ficción libros
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29Which definite article is used with hamburguesas.
- los
- las
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