indefinite articles 1b. there are 4 indefinite articles masc.fem. sing. ununa a or an pl. unos unas...
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Indefinite Articles
1B
• There are 4 indefinite articles
masc. fem.sing. Un Una a or an
pl. Unos Unas some
• The rules to determine which article to use are the same for definite and indefinite articles
Examples: una carpeta – a folderun libro – a bookunas carpetas – some foldersunos libros – some books
If the definite article is…
El
La
Los
Las
Then the indefinite article is…
Un
Una
Unos
Unas
Los Adjetivos
1B
Adjectives
•Adjectives describe a:Person, place, thing
Adjectives
• In Spanish, the way an adjective ends is determined by the gender of the NOUN– Repasito: A noun is:
person, place or thing– All nouns have a gender in Spanish– There are 2 gender
masculine and feminine
Put an M for Masculine and F for Feminine
• JuanM
• BiancaF
• El vestidoM
• La manzanaF
• If a noun is MASCULINE, the adjective that describes it must also be MASCULINE and will most often end in “-o”
Examples: Juan es ordenado
Marcos es simpátic__ o
• If a noun is FEMININE, the adjective that describes it must also be FEMININE and will most often end in “-a”
Examples: Sara es estudiosa
La chica es simpátic____ a
• If the adjective ends in an “E” then it describes both MASCULINE and FEMININE nouns
Examples: Pedro es inteligenteAna es inteligente
The weird ones
• Adjectives whose masculine form ends in -DOR, have a feminine form that ends –DORAExamples: Pedro es trabajador
Ana es trabajadora• There are some adjectives that end in “-a”
that are masculine and feminineExamples: Pedro es deportista
Ana es deportista
**Importante**
• Adjectives go AFTER nouns in SpanishExample: Marta is pretty Marta es bonitaMarta is a pretty girl Marta es una chica bonita
Marta wears Marta lleva una pretty dress vestido bonito
In sentences 1, 2, 3 what are the nouns being described
• Sentence 1Marta
• Sentence 2Girl
• Sentence 3Dress
Plurals
• If your nouns are plural, your adjective MUST also be plural (use the rules we’ve already talked about)
ends in vowel add “s”ends in consonant add “es”
Examples: los chicos graciososlas amigas talentosas
To discuss adjective agreement…
Adjectives must agree in number
and gender with the noun it’s describing
Word Order
1A
Subject + Verb + Indef. + Noun + Adj. Article
Margarita es una chica graciosa
Pablo es un estudiante inteligente
La Sra. Ortiz es una profesora buena