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Definite and indefinite articles in Spanish. I don't know where I found this, please email me for credit if it is your ppt. Gracias,TRANSCRIPT
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There are four words in Spanish that mean “the”.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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The word “the” in English and “el” or “la” in Spanish are referred to as the definite article.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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The word “the” always precedes a noun and refers to a specific person, place, thing, or concept.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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In Spanish, nouns have gender. They are either “masculine” or “feminine”.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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El chico is masculine.
La chica is feminine.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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All nouns are put into these categories even if there is no clear logic to the category.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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Why is la puerta (the door) feminine and el escritorio (the desk) masculine?
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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Why is el día (day) masculine and la noche (night) feminine?
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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Often (but not always) the final vowel of a noun tells which direct article to use.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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Nouns ending in -o (like sombrero) are usually masculine and take the definite article “el”.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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el chico
el muchacho
el sombrero
el vestido
el zapato
el pelo
el amigo
el perro
el maestro
el gato
el apartamento
el escritorio
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Nouns ending in -a (like camiseta) are usually feminine and take the definite article “la”.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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la chica
la muchacha
la camisa
la blusa
la chaqueta
la camiseta
la amiga
la señora
la casa
la puerta
la ventana
la computadora
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Nouns ending in -e (like hombre) or a consonant (like mujer) can be either masculine or feminine and must be learning individually.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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el hombre
el señor
el suéter
el calcetín
el parque
el restaurante
la mujer
la clase
la televisión
la madre
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Nouns are marked for gender (masculine / feminine), but also for number (singular / plural).
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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The door is “la puerta”.
The doors is “las puertas”.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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The noun adds an ‘s’ and the article changes to the plural form as well.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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What is the plural form of these words?
el perro el zapato el amigosingular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
los zapatos
los zapatos
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What is the plural form of these words?
la casa la blusa la chicasingular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
amigo
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
amigo
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
casa
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
casa
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
casas
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
casas
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
familia
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
familia
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
zapatos
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
señor
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
señora
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
señora
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
señorita
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
señorita
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
señoritas
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
señoritas
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
estudiante
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
estudiante
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elellala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
estudiantes
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
loslos
laslas
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¿ el / la / los / las ?
estudiantes
singular plural
masculine
feminine
elel
lala
losloslaslas
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In addition, there are four words in Spanish that mean “a”.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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The word “a” in English and “un” or “una” in Spanish are referred to as the indefinite article.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna unasunas
unosunos
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singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
The word “a” always precedes a noun and refers to a inspecific person, place, thing, or concept.
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singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
Un chico is masculine.
Una chica is feminine.
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singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
Unos chicos is masculine plural.
Unas chicas is feminine plural.
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singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
Note: English never uses a plural indefinite article. This form is usually translated with the word “some.” Unas chicas (some girls)
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Nouns ending in -o (like sombrero) are usually masculine and take the indefinite article “un”.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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un chico
un muchacho
un sombrero
un vestido
un zapato
un amigo
un perro
un maestro
un gato
un apartamento
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Nouns ending in -a (like camiseta) are usually feminine and take the definite article “una”.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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una chica
una muchacha
una camisa
una blusa
una chaqueta
una camiseta
una amiga
una señora
una casa
una puerta
una ventana
una computadora
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Nouns ending in -e (like hombre) or a consonant (like mujer) can be either masculine or feminine and must be learning individually.
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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un hombre
un señor
un suéter
un calcetín
un parque
un restaurante
una mujer
una clase
una televisión
una ventana
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What is the plural form of these words?
un perro un zapato un amigosingular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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What is the plural form of these words?
una casa una blusa una chica singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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Remember the plural forms are translated in English by “some”. unas blusas (some blouses) unas chicas (some girls)
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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¿Un / una / unos / unas?
amigo
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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¿Un / una / unos / unas?
amigo
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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¿Un / una / unos / unas?
amiga nueva
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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¿Un / una / unos / unas?
amiga nueva
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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¿Un / una / unos / unas?
amigos buenos
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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¿Un / una / unos / unas?
amigos buenos
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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¿Un / una / unos / unas?
chico
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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¿Un / una / unos / unas?
chica
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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¿Un / una / unos / unas?
chica
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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¿Un / una / unos / unas?
chicos
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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¿Un / una / unos / unas?
chicos
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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¿Un / una / unos / unas?
chicas
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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¿Un / una / unos / unas?
chicas
singular plural
masculine
feminine
unun
unauna
unosunos
unasunas
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