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¡Exprésate! UNO. Chapter 2 Gramática Nouns and Definite Articles. Punto #1. In Spanish, all nouns belong to 1 of 2 gender categories: masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns usually end in –o ( carro ). Feminine nouns usually end in –a ( fruta ). Punto #2.
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¡Exprésate! UNO Chapter 2 Gramática Nouns and Definite Articles
Punto #1 • In Spanish, all nouns belong to 1 of 2 gender categories: masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns usually end in –o (carro). Feminine nouns usually end in –a (fruta).
Punto #2 • Singular nouns name 1 of something. Plural nouns name more than 1 of something. If a singular noun ends in a vowel, add –s to make it plural. If a singular noun ends in a consonant, add –es to make it plural.
Punto #2 continued • Estudiante student • Estudiantes students • Animalanimal • Animales animals
Punto #3 • The definite articles in Spanish can be used to say the with a specific noun. They have different forms that agree with their noun in gender and number.
Punto #3 continued • ¿Cómoeslaprofesora? • What is the teacher like? • Laprofesoraessimpática. • The teacher is friendly.
Punto #3 continued • ¿Quiénes son losmuchachos? • Who are the boys? • Son loscompañeros de clase de Rafael. • They are Rafael’s classmates.
Punto #4 • Use definite articles to talk about a noun as a general category or when saying what you like with gustar.
Punto #4 continued • ¿Cómoesla pizza? • What’s pizza (in general) like? • Es deliciosa. Me gustala pizza. • It’s delicious. I like pizza.