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SUSTANTIVOS Y ARTICULOS. APG - PASO 1. SUSTANTIVOS MASCULINOS. ALWAYS Masculine! lakes , mountains , rivers and seas months and days of the week numbers, colors and trees ALSO.. aje - equipaje ; or- amor ; án-refrán ; ambre-hambre. SUSTANTIVOS MASCULINOS. Don’t forget…
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SUSTANTIVOS Y ARTICULOS APG - PASO 1
SUSTANTIVOS MASCULINOS ALWAYS Masculine! lakes, mountains, rivers and seas months and days of the week numbers,colors and trees ALSO.. aje-equipaje;or-amor; án-refrán; ambre-hambre
SUSTANTIVOS MASCULINOS Don’t forget… Compound nouns el paraguas, el rascacielos, el abrelatas AND VERY IMPORTANT! Words than end in MA: el poema, el clima, el programa, el tema, el fantasma…(p. 238).
SUSTANTIVOS FEMENINOS ALWAYS FEMENINE! • Letters of the alphabet • ción-canción;tad-libertad;dad-ciudad; • tud-actitud; sión-discussion;ie-serie; • umbre-costumbre; sis-crisis;itis-sinusitis;
MAS REGLAS! • Femenine words that start with “a” or “ha”use the marculine article (el) in their singular form: “el aguafria” “el aguilabonita” 2. Some nouns that end in –a, -nte, and –istadon’t change the ending in the masculine or femenine form. “el/la atleta” “el/la turista” “el/la cantante”
TRADUCE El cometa la cometa El corte la corte El capital la capital El cura la cura El frente la frente El guia la guia El papa la papa El policia la policia
WHEN TO USE DEFINITE ARTICLES (EL,LA,LOS,LAS) • Talking about a general concept and with abstract nouns. “La poesíaesaburrida” “la genteestácantando” 2. Use “el” or “los” with days of the week (NOT “en”) “el viernespasado” “el lunesfui al cine” • When talking ABOUT a person (not with first names) “El profesoresmuyestricto” “La Sra. Martinez esmuyalta” 4.Parts of the body and articles of clothing 5. When a verb is used as a noun “el estudiarayuda” (studying helps)
THE NEUTER ARTICLE “LO” “Lo” is used follow by an adjective to refer to the quality expressed by that adjective without referring to a specific person. “Lo importanteesqueestudies” “lo interesanteesquefuefácil” “lo principal esquetrabajes mucho”
WHEN TO USE INDEFINITE ARTICLES(UN, UNA, UNOS, UNAS) • When talking about personal (not physical) characteristic to describe a person. “Son unosvagos” “es un tonto” • To express approximation with numbers “hay unas 20 ventanas en esa casa” • With a qualifying noun “Ella esunaprofesorabuena” “El es un estudiantemuytrabajador”
WHEN NOTTO USE THE DEFINITE ARTICLE Before: cierto,OTRO,cien, mil, medio, tal