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Artículos y adjetivos. Unidad 1 Lección 2. Nouns & Gender. All nouns have a gender; either masculine or feminine Nouns ending in “o” are usually masculine Nouns ending in “a” are usually feminine. To make a noun plural…. Nouns ending in a vowel, add “s”
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Artículos y adjetivos Unidad 1 Lección 2
Nouns & Gender • All nouns have a gender; either masculine or feminine • Nouns ending in “o” are usually masculine • Nouns ending in “a” are usually feminine
To make a noun plural… • Nouns ending in a vowel, add “s” • Nouns ending in a consonant, add “es”
Definite articles (“the”) • Indicates a specific person place or thing • El is used with a masculine, singular noun • La is used with a feminine, singular noun • Los is used with a masculine, plural noun • Las is used with a feminine, plural noun
Indefinite articles (“a/an”) • Indicates a nonspecific person, place or thing • Un is used with masculine, singular nouns • Una is used with feminine, singular nouns • Unos is used with masculine, plural nouns • Unas is used with feminine, plural nouns
Articles and nouns • The definite or indefinite article must agree with the noun it describes • If a noun is singular and feminine, the article must also be singular and feminine – la chica • If a noun is plural and masculine, the article must also be plural and masculine – los chicos
Adjectives and nouns • An adjective is used to describe a noun • In Spanish, the adjective almost always comes after the noun • Adjective must agree with the noun it describes • La chica bonita –a feminine noun needs a feminine adjective • El chico atlético – a masculine noun needs a masculine adjective
Adjectives and nouns (cont.) • Adjectives that end in “e” or a consonant work with both genders • La chica inteligente, la chica joven • Some exceptions end in a consonant and add an “a” to form the feminine • To make an adjective plural, add “s” if it ends in a vowel; add “es” if it ends in a consonant