GENDER & NUMBER AGREEMENT. Gender of Nouns  What is a noun?  Represents a person, place, thing, or idea  In Spanish, all nouns are either masculine.

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1 GENDER & NUMBER AGREEMENT

2 Gender of Nouns  What is a noun?  Represents a person, place, thing, or idea  In Spanish, all nouns are either masculine or feminine.  Examples in English: MasculineFeminine ManWoman BoyGirl TigerTigress

3 In Spanish, all nouns are either masculine or feminine. MasculineFeminine el chico boy la chica girl el jardín garden la universidad University el libro book la revista magazine el miedo fear la libertad liberty el abuelo grandfather la abuela grandmother

4 How are all of these masculine nouns alike? el chico el libro el abuelo el cuarto

5 How are all of these feminine nouns alike? la chica la película la abuela la puerta

6  Nouns that end in –o are usually masculine.  Nouns that end in –a are usually feminine.

7 Making Nouns Plural 1. If a noun ends in a vowel, add an ‘s’ to make the noun plural  libro (book)  libros (books)  perro (dog)  perros (dogs)  película (movie)  películas (movies)  chica (girl)  chicas (girls)

8 Definite Articles  “The”  The dog, the books, the cookies  Depend on whether the noun is masculine, feminine, singular, or plural.  el gato (male cat)  la gata (female cat)  los gatos (male cats)  las gatas (female cats)

9  The four forms of “the” are:  el masculine singular  la feminine singular  los masculine plural  las feminine plural

10 Práctica: Definite Articles  Fill in the blank with the correct form of “the” 1. _____ computadora 2. _____ dinosaurios 3. _____ galleta 4. _____ ojos 5. _____ hermano 6. _____ profesora 7. _____ hombros 8. _____ alcachofa 9. _____ monos 10. _____ ajo

11 Indefinite Articles  A, an, or some  A dog, an apple, some cookies  Depend on whether the noun is masculine, feminine, singular, or plural.  un gato (a male cat)  una gata (a female cat)  unos gatos (some male cats)  unas gatas (some female cats)

12  The four forms of “a,” “an,” and “some” are:  un masculine singular  una feminine singular  unos masculine plural  unas feminine plural

13 Definite & Indefinite Articles Together  el, un masculine singular  la, una feminine singular  los, unos masculine plural  las, unas feminine plural

14 Práctica: Definite & Indefinite Articles  Translate the following:  **Pay attention to masculine, feminine, plural, singular** 1. The book (libro = book) 2. Some dogs (perro = dog) 3. An apple (manzana = apple) 4. The boys (chico = boy) 5. Some pens (pluma = pen) 6. Los dinosaurios 7. Un diccionario 8. Una profesora 9. Las profesoras 10. Unas computadoras