DEFINITE ARTICLES el, la, los, las.

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1 DEFINITE ARTICLES el, la, los, las

2 GENDER – masculine and feminine
In Spanish, all nouns (people, animals, places or things) are either masculine or feminine. You can tell by looking at the el or la in front of the word.

3 el and la el in front of the word means it’s masculine la in front of the word means it’s feminine

4 los and las - plurality el is singular, los is plural la is singular, las is plural Generally speaking, el, la, los and las mean THE

5 la camiseta the t-shirt las camisetas the t-shirts el, la, los, las
For example: la camiseta the t-shirt las camisetas the t-shirts

6 el vestido the dress los vestidos the dresses
el, la, los, las el vestido the dress los vestidos the dresses

7 How do I know the gender of a new word?
Usually when a word ends in “O” it’s masculine. Usually when a word ends in “A”it’s feminine. el chico, el libro, el niño, el sombrero la chica, la chaqueta, la camisa, la pluma

8 How do I know the gender of a new word?
If the word does not end in “O” or “A” like: suéter país prosperidad secador You have to simply learn and memorize the gender of the word

9 How do I know the gender of the word?
Once in a while a word that ends in “o”will have a “la”in front of it. Again, gender of words is something you just learn and memorize with time. Example: la mano hand la radio radio

10 The girl = la chica The girls = _______________
You try: The girl = la chica The girls = _______________

11 answer The girl = la chica The girls = las chicas

12 the hat = el sombrero the hats = _______________
You try: the hat = el sombrero the hats = _______________

13 the hat = el sombrero the hats = los sombreros

14 el, la, los, las? ______ zapato ______ chaqueta ______ zapatos

15 answer el zapato la chaqueta los zapatos

16 el, la, los, las? ____ sombrero ____ chicas ____ amiga

17 answer el sombrero las chicas la amiga