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Definite and Indefinite Articles in Spanish

Definite and Indefinite Articles in Spanish. Definite Articles. In English, the definite article is “the.” However, in Spanish it is el , la , los , and las . Spanish has four different forms and they agree in NUMBER and in GENDER. just one. more than one.

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Definite and Indefinite Articles in Spanish

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  1. Definite and Indefinite Articles in Spanish

  2. Definite Articles In English, the definite article is “the.” However, in Spanish it is el, la, los, and las. Spanish has four different forms and they agree in NUMBER and in GENDER.

  3. just one more than one el (masculine/ singular) los ( masculine/ plural) el libroLos libros La (Feminine/ singular) las (feminine/ plural) the book The books just one More than one la mochila las mochilas The backpack The backpacks

  4. Definite Articles In English, the definite article is “the.” However, in Spanish it is el and la. Masculine Feminine singular plural In Spanish, the definite article agrees with a noun in gender (feminine or masculine) and in number (singular or plural). Ex: el libro la mochila the book the backpack los libros las mochilas the books the backpacks

  5. Indefinite Articles In English, the indefinite article is the word "a," "an," or "some.” Ex: a cookie an apple some books In Spanish, it is un, una, unos, and unas. Spanish has four different forms and they agree in NUMBER and in GENDER.

  6. just one more than one un (masculine/singular) unos (masculine/plural) un cuadernounos cuadernos una (feminine/singular) unas (feminine/plural) a notebook some notebooks more than one just one unas plumas una pluma a pen some pens

  7. In Spanish, the indefinite article agrees with a noun in gender (masculine or feminine) and in number (singular or plural). Masculine Feminine Singular a/an a/an some Plural Ex: un libro una pluma a book a pen unos libros unas plumas some books some pens

  8. Note: Remember, as long as the group has at least one male member, the masculine plural article is used. Ex: Unos libros y mochilas. Los libros y mochilas.

  9. What is the differencebetween definite articles and indefinite articles? Definite articles are referring to something specific. Ex: I am looking for the boy with blue hair. Indefinite articles are notspecific. Ex: I am looking for a boy. (could be any boy)

  10. Traduce al español:Ex: a pencil = un lápizDon’t forget to check for adjective agreement! 1. a boyfriend 2. the girl 3. a teacher 4. some classes 5. the car 6. some books 7. an eraser 8. the lights 9. a school 10. the dog

  11. 1. a boyfriend (un novio) 2. the girl (la chica) 3. a teache (unprofesor) 4. Some classes (unasclases) 5. the car (el carro) 6. some books (unoslibros) 7. an eraser (un borrador) 8. the lights (las luces) 9. a school (unaescuela) 10. the dog (el perro)

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