Definite Articles and Indefinite Articles
In Spanish, every noun has a gender, either masculine or feminine (boy or girl).
*Almost all nouns that end in –o are masculine. *Almost all nouns that end in –a are feminine.
Articles Articles are words that refer or modify nouns. Let’s compare them.
Articles Definite Indefinite the a, an, some English Definite Indefinite the a, an, some
Articles Definite Indefinite Spanish Definite Indefinite el, la los, las uno, una, unos, unas
Let’s take a closer look!
The in English is a definite article The in English is a definite article. In Spanish, the definite article is either el or la. You use el with the masculine nouns and la with the feminine nouns. They must agree with the noun they modify. el muchacho la muchacha el amigo la amiga el curso la escuela
Note that in the plural form (more than one) el becomes los and la becomes las. el amigo los amigos el muchacho los muchachos el curso los cursos la amiga las amigas la muchacha las muchachas la clase las clases
are called indefinite articles. A, an, and some are called indefinite articles. In Spanish, the definite article is either un, una, unos or unas. Again, they must agree with the noun they modify, both in masculine and feminine and singular and plural. un muchacho una muchacha un amigo una amigo un curso una escuela
Note that in the plural form (more than one) un becomes unos and una becomes unas. un amigo unos amigos un muchacho unos muchachos un curso unos cursos una amiga unas amigas una muchacha unas muchachas una clase unas clases
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