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Definite vs. Indefinite Articles

Definite vs. Indefinite Articles. t he vs. a. el vs . un. Definite articles in English. What is the difference between the following two sentences. I want a cookie I want the cookie. Definite articles in English.

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Definite vs. Indefinite Articles

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  1. Definite vs. Indefinite Articles the vs. a el vs. un

  2. Definite articles in English • What is the difference between the following two sentences. • I want a cookie • I want the cookie

  3. Definite articles in English • One sentence below is talking about a definite (specific) cookie. Which sentence is it? • I want a cookie • I want the cookie

  4. Definite articles in English… • …are always the word: “the”

  5. Definite articles in Spanish • En español there are cuatro (4) differentwaystowrite “the” • El • La • Los • Las

  6. Definite Articles in Spanish • Chico • Chica • Chicos • Chicas El La Los Las Which definite article goes with which noun above?

  7. Indefinite Articles • I want a cookie uses the indefinite article “a” because it doesn’t specify which cookie. • I want a car vs I want the car • The car is definite, specific

  8. Indefinite Articles in English What do you think the indefinite articles in English are? • a • an • some

  9. Indefinite Articles in Spanish • Un • Una • Unos • Unas • Unos/unas is the plural form of the word un/una = “some”

  10. Which indefinite goes with the noun? Unosgatos ---- some cats UnosPablos -----some Pablos UnasValentinas -------- Some Valentinas Una comida ----------- Some food Unosabuelos ----------- Some grandparents Unos padres --------------- Some parents Un dinero --------- some money • Gatos? • Pablos? • Valentinas? • Comida? • Abuelos? • Padres? • Dinero?

  11. Practica Identify which words are the definite or indefinite article • Yoquiero un taco. • Yotengo el taco. • Tu comes los tacos. • Tu comes unos tacos. • Ahoraquieresunabebida. • Yobebo el agua.

  12. Practica Predict which article will be used: definite or indefinite • No son tacos en the kitchen. • Would you use a definite or indefinite article in the following sentence? • Yoquiero ____________ taco! • There are cats. • No me gustan ___________ gatos! • There is no sun. • Necesito ________ sol. • You just turned diesiseisanos. • Yotengo ___________ carro.

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