L a C o n c o r d a n c I a (agreement)
2 main categories in Spanish Gender Number 2 main categories in Spanish
Gender Refers to: Masculino (masculine) Feminino (feminine)
Refers to: Singular Plural Number
3 rules to follow to know if a noun is categorized as MASCULINO You need to look at the word ending… Masculino
libro escritorio bolígrafo 1. …ends in -O
actor borrador profesor 2. …ends in -OR
Padre Hombre Señor 3. refers to a male being
4 rules to follow to know if a noun is categorized as FEMININO You need to look at the word ending… Feminino
pluma mesa regla 1. …ends in -A
lección televisión 2. …ends: -ción or -sión
unidad dificultad 3. …ends: -dad or -tad
4. refers to a female being mujer madre señora 4. refers to a female being
La tarde La noche La mano El problem a El mapa El día Exceptions
MEMORIZE THEM!! Those are just some examples. There are many other exceptions. The best way to know which are masculine & feminine: MEMORIZE THEM!!
Indefinidos (Indefinite) There are 2 types of artículos: Definidos (definite) Indefinidos (Indefinite) Los artículos
There are 4 artículos definidos and indefinidos The one used is determined by Number & Gender
Los artículos definidos singular plural masculino el los feminino la las
All of the artículos definidos mean: Significado
el libro NOT la libro o los libro
Los artículos indefinidos singular plural masculino un unos feminino una unas
Singular = A / An Plural = some Significado The artículos indefinidos have a different significado depending on the number Singular = A / An Plural = some
una pluma NOT un pluma o unas pluma