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Definite Articles and Making Words Plural. The Four Definite Articles Are. El (word usually ends in “o” ) La (word usually ends in “a” ) Los (word usually ends in “os” ) Las (word usually ends in “as” ) The definite articles mean “the” in English. _____ cuaderno el cuaderno
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The Four Definite Articles Are... • El (word usually ends in “o”) • La (word usually ends in “a”) • Los (word usually ends in “os”) • Las (word usually ends in “as”) The definite articles mean “the” in English.
_____ cuaderno el cuaderno _____ pluma la pluma ______ escritorios los escritorios ______ mochilas las mochilas Examples of Definite Articles
The Three Rules to Make Words Plural Are... • If a word ends in a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) add “s” • If a word ends in a consonant (b,r,l,d) add “es” • If a word ends in “z”, drop the “z” and add “ces”
Examples of plurals... • El alumno los alumnos • La profesora las profesoras • El papel los papeles • La pared las paredes • El lápiz los lápices