Singular Definite Articles ALL nouns in Spanish have articles (el/los or la/las) before them. Singular Definite Articles refers to one noun (person, place or thing) Masculine/Singular el Feminine/Singular la Ejemplo: el chico (the boy) Ejemplo: la chica (the girl)
Plural Definite Articles refers to more than one noun (person, place or thing) Masculine/Plural los Feminine/Plural las Ejemplo: los chicos (the boys) Ejemplo: las chicas (the girls)
Singular Indefinite Articles un and una mean a and an Masculine un Feminine una El ejemplo: un diccionario (a dictionary) El ejemplo: una regla (a ruler)
Plural Indefinite Articles unos and unas mean some Masculine unos Feminine unas unos cuadernos (some notebooks) unas mochilas (some backpacks)
Making nouns plural If a noun ends in a vowel add –s diccionario diccionarios If a noun ends in a consonant add –es papel papeles If a noun ends in –z, change –z to –c and add –es lápiz lápices
When to use plural nouns Use unos with a masculine plural noun When you refer to a group of people that includes both males and females, the masculine plural is used (unos estudiantes). In a negative sentence, un, una, unos, unas are often dropped. ¿Necesitas unos cuadernos? No, no necesito cuadernos.