Definite vs. indefinite articles Capítulo 2
Articles in General What are articles? The, a, an, some Where are articles located in a sentence? They typically precede a noun. Examples: I have the book. I am reading a good book.
Definite articles Definite articles = THE In Spanish, there are 4 definite articles: EL, LA, LOS, LAS In Spanish, nouns have gender & number. So, a definite article must match its noun in gender & number.
Definite articles Singular Plural Masculine El Los Feminine La Las Ej: El pelo = the hair Los perros = the dogs La chica = the girl Las mujeres = the women
Indefinite Articles INDEFINITE ARTICLES = a, an, some In Spanish the indefinite articles are: UN, UNA, UNOS, UNAS An indefinite article must also match its noun in number and gender.
Indefinite Articles Singular Plural Masculine Un Unos Feminine Una Unas Ej: Un chico = a boy Una chica = a girl Unos chicos = some boys Unas chicas = some girls
A ti te toca Translate these sentences into Spanish. He is a boy. The boy is good looking. Some boys are good looking. The girls are pretty. A girl is pretty.
Las Respuestas él es un chico. El chico es guapo. Unos chicos son guapos. Las chicas son bonitas. Una chica es bonita.