 The boy  The jacket  The socks  The hats  Use when talking about a specific thing.

Presentación del tema: " The boy  The jacket  The socks  The hats  Use when talking about a specific thing."— Transcripción de la presentación:

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2  The boy  The jacket  The socks  The hats  Use when talking about a specific thing

3  Nouns = person, place, or thing  Every noun has a definite article. Ex. El chico, la chica, las chicas, los chicos  All articles are either masculine or feminine, which makes the noun either masculine or feminine. Ex. El chico, la chica

4  The general rule: (but there are exceptions)  Masculine nouns end in “o”  Feminine nouns end in “a”

5  When a noun identifies 1 item, it is singular Ex. El chico  When a noun identifies multiple items, it is plural Ex. Los chicos

6 Singularelchico Pluralloschicos Singularlachica Plurallaschicas Definite articleNoun Definite articleNoun Masculine Feminie

7  El amigo (masculine)  La amiga (feminine)  Los muchachos (masculine plural)  Las muchachas (feminine plural)  El hombre (masculine)  La mujer (feminine)  Los hombres (masculine plural)  Las mujeres (feminine plural)

8  A boy  An apple  Some socks  Some hats  Use when talking about a unspecified thing

9 Singularunchico Pluralunoschicos Singularunachica Pluralunaschicas indefinite articleNoun indefinite articleNoun Masculine Feminie

10  Un amigo (masculine)  Una amiga (feminine)  Unos muchachos (masculine plural)  Unas muchachas (feminine plural)  Un hombre (masculine)  Una mujer (feminine)  Unos hombres (masculine plural)  Unas mujeres (feminine plural)

11 1. The boys 2. The girl 3. A man 4. Some women