singular vs. plural. basic grammar definitions singular plural = one of something/someone = more...
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Singular vs. Plural
Basic Grammar Definitions
Singular
Plural
= one of something/someone = more than one of something/someone
Noun = person, place, thing (or idea)
Definite Articles
• A definite article is simply the word “the”.
• In Spanish, there are four definite articles. They all mean “the”.
• They are:
SINGULAR PLURALEL LOSLA LAS
Making Nouns Plural
• If a noun ends in a vowel (a,e,i,o,u), you add an “s” to make it plural.
• If a noun ends in a consonant, you add an “es” to make it plural.
• El Los
• La Las
SINGULAR PLURALEl muchacho Los muchachos
El colegio Los colegios
La alumna Las alumnas
La televisión Las televisiones
El papel Los papeles
La canción Las canciones
SINGULAR PLURALLa amiga
El avión
La universidad
La clase
El jardín
El garaje
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Gender of Nouns
• In Spanish, each noun has a gender (masculine or feminine).
• Masculine nouns use the definite articles “el” (singular) and “los” (plural).• Feminine nouns use the definite articles “la” (singular) and “las” (plural)
Make 4 column nouns
MASCULINE FEMININEEl muchacho Las muchachas
El colegio La amiga
Los alumnos Las papas
Los colegios Las televisiones
El papel La tía
• If a noun ends in “o” it is usually masculine.
• If a noun ends in “a”, it is usually feminine.
Adjectives
•Adjectives must match the noun they are describing in gender (masculine or feminine) and plurality (singular or plural).
•Therefore, each adjective has four forms.
El amigo es alto. Los amigos son altos.La amiga es atla. Las amigas son altas.
SINGULAR PLURAL
MASCULINE alto altos
FEMININE alta altas
NOTE: es -----> son
Handout 4 column adjs