Understanding Noun Characteristics in Spanish

1. Characteristics of Nouns • Los sustantivos (NOUNS) en español have two important characteristics: • ____________________ and ____________________ • In terms of ____________________ , los sustantivos can either be: • ____________________ or ____________________ • In terms of ____________________ , los sustantivos can either be: • ____________________ or ____________________ NUMBER GENDER NUMBER SINGULAR PLURAL GENDER FEMININE MASCULINE

2. Singular or Plural? In order to make a noun PLURAL in Spanish, you have to add: ____________________ to the word if it ends in a vowel. ____________________ to the word if it ends in a consonant. S ES • Sometimes there is a spelling • change when you make a noun plural. Lápiz Lapices

3. Masculine or Feminine? A noun is masculine if: A noun is feminine if: It ends in -o It ends with -a It refers to a male It refers to a female It starts with A- Shorter versions of other words The rest of the time ** Some words are just irregular It ends in -d, -z, or -ión

4. Definite and Indefinite Articles The In English, a DEFINITE article is the word ____________________ . In Spanish, the word that you will choose to mean ____________________ depends upon the ____________________ and ____________________ of the noun that it modifies. The Number Gender

5. Definite Articles Masculine Feminine El La Sing. Los Las Plural

6. Definite and Indefinite Articles A / An In English, an INDEFINITE article is the word ____________________ Or ____________________. In Spanish, the word that you will choose to mean ____________________ depends upon the ____________________ and ____________________ of the noun that it modifies. Some A / An / Some Number Gender

7. Indefinite Articles Masculine Feminine Un Una Sing. Unos Unas Plural