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The Articles. The articles in English are “a,” “an,” and “the.” The articles in Spanish are: Un, una, unos, unas El, la, los, las. El/la=the Un/una=a/an. Los/las=the (plural) Unos/unas=a/an (plural). Masculine Feminine. Singular. El - the. La - the. Los - the. Las - the. Plural.
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The Articles • The articles in English are “a,” “an,” and “the.” • The articles in Spanish are: • Un, una, unos, unas • El, la, los, las El/la=the Un/una=a/an Los/las=the (plural) Unos/unas=a/an (plural)
Masculine Feminine Singular El - the La - the Los - the Las - the Plural There are 4 definite articles and 4 indefinite articles in Spanish, depending on whether the noun is feminine or masculine, singular or plural. We’re only looking at the definite. El, La, Los, and Los all mean “the.”
¿How do you know? Words that end in “o” are normally masculine. Words that end in “a” are normally feminine.
¿Masculine or Feminine? fiesta la
¿Masculine or Feminine? videojuegos los
¿Masculine or Feminine? helado el
¿Masculine or Feminine? casa La
¿Masculine or Feminine? Piscina La
¿Masculine or Feminine? hamburguesa la
¿Masculine or Feminine? gimnasio el
¿Masculine or Feminine? carro el
¿Masculine or Feminine? Libros los
¿Masculine or Feminine? comida la
¿Masculine or Feminine? vestido el Words are not masculine or feminine because they are associated with a man or woman.
¿Masculine or Feminine? corbata la
¿Masculine or Feminine? Día el
¿Masculine or Feminine? mapa el
Realize that this is a rule but it can be broken. Also, words end in other letters than “a” or “o,” so it’s important than when you learn the vocabulary, learn whether they are feminine or masculine.