Title: Definite and
1Definite and Indefinite Articles
2Los ArtÃculos
el la los las
1. Definite
the
un una unos unas
a / an
1. Indefinite
some
3Definite Articles
- Used with nouns to indicate specific people,
places, or things
4Indefinite Articles
- Used with nouns to indicate nonspecific people,
places, or things
5Example
- El chico es un amigo.
- The boy is a friend.
Definite article
Indefinite article
Definite article
Indefinite article
6Definite and Indefinite Articles
- In Spanish, articles match nouns in gender and
number. - All Spanish nouns, even if they refer to objects,
are either masculine or feminine.
7Masculine Nouns
- usually end in - o
- used with definite article el (the)
El chico
El bolÃgrafo
El cuaderno
Feminine Nouns
- may end in - a, - ción,
- - sión, - dad
- used with definite article la (the)
La chica
La acción
La televisión
La posibilidad
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Exceptions to the rule
The gender of some words must be learned because
they dont follow the patterns for masculino or
femenino
Femeninos La tarde La noche La clase La pared
Masculinos El dÃa El mapa El reloj El lápiz El
pupitre El sacapuntas
9Definite Article Noun Indefinite Article Noun
Singular el the chico boy un a chico boy
Plural los the chicos boys unos some chicos boys
Singular la the chica girl una a chica girl
Plural las the chicas girls unas some chicas girls
Red Masculine Yellow Feminine
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Plural Nouns
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Plural Nouns
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Plural Nouns
When referring to males and females as a single
group, or to masculine and femenine objects
together, always use the masculine plural
the boys the boys and girls
the boy students the boy and girl students
13Write the correct definite article
- ______ chicas son atléticas.
- ______ maestra es inteligente.
- ______ amigos son simpáticos.
- ______ chico es pelirrojo.
14Write the correct indefinite article
- _______ personas son organizadas.
- _______ estudiantes son cómicos.
- _______ amiga es joven.
- _______ chico es bajo.