Grammar Essential #6
In English, there is only 1 definite article “the”. We use “the” when we are talking about a specific item.
In Spanish, there are 4 definite articles, but they all mean “the”. Definite articles in Spanish must agree in number and gender with the noun that comes after it.
El- theEX: el chico- the boy los- the EX: la chica- the girl la- theEX: los chicos- the boys Las- the EX: las chicas- the girls
El (masculine singular) Los (masculine plural) La (feminine singular) Las (feminine plural) Examples: el gato, los gatos, la goma, las gomas