Complete each sentence logically in Spanish. La puerta está debajo de ____________. La pizarra está delante de ___________. El sacapuntas está al lado de ____________. Las tijeras están debajo de _____________. Los estudiantes están en ______________.
The Plurals of Nouns and Articles Plural = more than 1 Noun = person, place, thing, or idea. In Spanish, to make nouns plural, you usually add -s to words ending in a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) and -es to words ending in a consonant. silla => sillas teclado => teclados cartel = > carteles
Singular nouns that end in z change the z to c in the plural (then add -es). el lápiz => los lápices
Make the following nouns plural: mesa bolígrafo reloj computadora pupitre papel nariz
Articles Remember: el, la => the (something specific) el for masculine singular nouns la for feminine singular nouns el libro -- the book la silla -- the chair un, una => a/an (something in general) un for masculine nouns una for feminine nouns un libro -- a book una silla -- a chair
The plural definite articles are los and las The plural definite articles are los and las. Like el and la, they both mean “the”. Los is used for masculine plural nouns Las is used for feminine plural nouns. los libros => the books las sillas => the chairs
The plural indefinite articles are unos and unas The plural indefinite articles are unos and unas. They both mean “some” or “a few”. Unos is used for masculine plural nouns Unas is used for feminine plural nouns unos carteles => some posters unas carpetas => some folders
Singular Plural En inglés el reloj la ventana los relojes las ventanas the clock / the clocks the window / the windows un pupitre una mesa unos pupitres unas mesas a desk / some desks a table / some tables
Escribe en español: a book - _______________ the student desk - _______________ some pencils - _______________ the computer - _______________ a flag - _______________ the posters - _______________