Nouns and Definite Articles & The Preposition DE.

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1 Nouns and Definite Articles & The Preposition DE

2 Nouns and Definite Articles In Spanish, all nouns belong to one of two gender categories: masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns usually end in o (carro). Feminine nouns usually end in a (fruta).

3 Would helado be Masculine or Feminine? A. Masculine B. Feminine

4 Would comida be Masculine or Feminine? A. Masculine B. Feminine

5 Nouns and Definite Articles Singular nouns name one of something. Plural nouns name more than one of something. If a singular noun ends in a vowel, add s to make it plural. frutafrutas fruitfruits estudianteestudiantes studentstudents If a singular noun ends in a consonant, add es to make it plural. animalanimales animalanimals If a noun ends in –z, change the –z to –c and add es to make it plural. pezpeces Fish Fish (more than 1)

6 How do you make libro (book) plural (books)? A. libroes B. libros

7 How do you make pared (wall) plural (walls)? A. pareds B. paredes

8 How do you make lápiz (pencil) plural (pencils)? A. lápizs B. lápizes C. lápices

9 Nouns and Definite Articles The definite articles in Spanish can be used to say the with a specific noun. They have different forms that agree with their noun in gender and number. MASCULINEFEMININE SINGULAR ella PLURAL loslas

10 Nouns and Definite Articles ¿Cómo es la profesora?What’s the teacher like? La profesora es simpática.The teacher is friendly. ¿Quiénes son los muchachos allí? Who are the boys over there? Son los compañeros de clase de Rafael. They are Rafael’s classmates.

11 The Preposition de The preposition de means of or from. De is used to show possession or relationship. Es el carro de Ernesto. It’s Ernesto’s car. Son los amigos de la profesora. They’re the teacher’s friends. Spanish does not use ‘s like we do in English.

12 The Preposition de In addition, de can be used to indicate what type of thing you’re describing. los libros de aventuras adventure books las peliculas de misterio mystery movies

13 The Preposition de The word de is also used to say where someone is from. Julio es de Costa Rica. Julio is from Costa Rica.

14 The Preposition de The preposition de followed by el makes the contraction del. el correo electrónico del profesor the teacher’s email address

15 How would you say: My friends videogames A. Los videojuegos mis amigos. B. Los videojuegos de mis amigos. C. Mis amigos’ videojuegos.

16 Which definite article is used with pizza. A. el B. la

17 How would you say: Scary movies A. Las terror películas B. Terror de las películas C. Las peliculas de terror

18 How would you say: We are from Texas. A. Nosotros sois de Texas. B. Nosotros somos de Texas. C. Nosotros son de Texas.

19 How would you say: You (formal/plural) are from Spain. A. Usted es de España. B. De España son Ustedes. C. Ustedes son de España.

20 Which definite article is used with deportes. A. los B. las

21 How would you say: She is from Puerto Rico. A. Ella es de Puerto Rico. B. Ella soy de Puerto Rico. C. De Puerto Rico es Ella.

22 How would you say: Ernesto’s birthday A. Ernesto’s cumpleaños B. Ernesto del cumpleaños C. El cumpleaños de Ernesto

23 How would you say: Robert’s animals A. Roberto’s Animales B. Los Animales Roberto C. Los animales de Roberto

24 Which definite article is used with helado. A. el B. la

25 How would you say: Spanish teacher A. La profesora de español B. La profesora español C. de español la profesora

26 Which definite article is used with carros. A. los B. las

27 What does “el libro del profesor” mean? A. The teacher’s book B. The teacher of the book C. The book of teachers

28 How would you say: Science Fiction books A. Los libros de ciencia ficción B. De ciencia ficción los libros. C. Los de ciencia ficción libros

29 Which definite article is used with hamburguesas. A. los B. las [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]