Definite and Indefinite Articles

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Definite and Indefinite Articles

• Were going to learn how to say the and a

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Definitions

• Definite article indicate specific persons,
  places, or things
• ex. the boy, the books
• Indefinite article indicate non-specific
  persons, places, or things
• ex. a boy, some books

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En español

• Articles change according to the number
  (singular, plural) and gender (masculine,
  feminine).
• English nouns do not have gender, but Spanish
  nouns do.
• - does not mean that one thing is boyish and
  another girly its just a classification system

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Artículos Definidos

• el refresco
• la fruta
• los refrescos
• las frutas

• masculine, singular
• feminine, singular
• masculine, plural
• feminine, plural

Nouns ending in -o are usually masculine.Nouns
ending in -a are usually feminine.
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Definite Article Check

• helado
• jugo
• galleta
• papas fritas
• chicos

• el helado
• el jugo
• la galleta
• las papas fritas
• los chicos

How did you know to use a certain definite
article?
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Artículos Indefinidos

• un refresco
• una fruta
• unos refrescos
• unas frutas

• masculine, singular
• feminine, singular
• masculine, plural
• feminine, plural

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Indefinite Article Check

• helado
• jugo
• galleta
• papas fritas
• chicos

• un helado
• un jugo
• una galleta
• unas papas fritas
• unos chicos

How did you know to use a certain indefinite
article?
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To form the plural of a noun, add -s if the noun
ends with a vowel. If it ends with a consonant,
add -es.

• chica ? chicas
• mujer ? mujeres

Think about English door ? doors house ?
houses mouse ? mice?