Definite and Indefinite Articles Use of articles with specific and unspecified things
Definite articles All nouns in Spanish are masculine or feminine. In Spanish, the definite article (the) that accompanies a noun will match its gender and number. Definite article Noun Singular masculine El (the) Chico (boy) Plural masculine Los Chicos (boys) Singular feminine La Chica (girl) Plural feminine Las Chicas (girls)
Definite articles (continued) Son para el concurso. El matches concurso. A los nuevos amigos. Los matches amigos. The gender of a noun must be learned. Usually Nouns ending with –o are masculine Nouns ending with –a are feminine.
Indefinite articles A noun may sometimes appear with an indefinite article (a, an or some). The indefinite article that accompanies a noun will also match its gender and number. Indefinite article Noun Singular masculine Un (a) Chico (boy) Plural masculine Unos (some) Chicos (boys) Singular feminine Una Chica (girl) Plural feminine Unas Chicas (girls)
Modelos El sombrero es rojo. La blusa es azul. Una camisa es buena. The hat is red La blusa es azul. The blouse is blue Una camisa es buena. A shirt is good. Un chico es un estudiante. A boy is a student. Unas camisetas son marrónes. Some T-shirts are brown.
Sustantivos y adjetivos plurales To make nouns and adjectives plural in Spanish, you will either add -s or –es. The last letter of the singular nouns or the correct gender form of the adjective determines what you add to make plural
Add an -es If the singular form ends with a vowel that has an accent mark. If the singular form ends with any consonant por ejemplo: rubí rubíes azul azules pared paredes canción canciones
Add an -s If the singular form ends with a vowel with no accent mark. por ejemplo: gato gatos chica chicas buena buenas verde verdes
There are some spelling changes to keep in mind! Change a –z to a –c before adding –es Por ejemplo: Pez peces Lápiz lápices Most words that have an accent mark will drop the accent mark when plural. Canción canciones Sillón sillones