¡Exprésate! UNO Chapter 4-1 Indefinite Articles ¿cuánto? Mucho Poco

Punto # 1 Indefinite articles (un and una) means “a” or “an” before a singular noun.

Punto # 1 continued Indefinite articles (unos and unas) means “some” before a plural noun.

Punto # 1 continued The indefinite articles can sometimes be left out , especially when the noun is plural .

Punto # 1 Examples I need a dictionary. Yo necesito un diccionario. Do you have (some) pencils? ¿Tienes (unos) lápices?

Punto # 2 Indefinite articles agree with the noun in gender and number.

Punto # 2 continued MASCULINE FEMININE SINGULAR A, AN UN UNA PLURAL SOME UNOS UNAS

Punto # 3 To talk about amounts of things, use the following adjectives . These words also agree with the noun they describe in gender and number.

Punto # 3 continued MASCULINE FEMININE SINGULAR HOW MUCH CUANTO CUANTA PLURAL HOW MANY CUANTOS CUANTAS

Punto # 3 continued MASCULINE FEMININE SINGULAR A LOT OF, MUCH MUCHO MUCHA PLURAL A LOT OF, MANY MUCHOS MUCHAS

Punto # 3 continued MASCULINE FEMININE SINGULAR LITTLE, NOT MUCH POCO POCA PLURAL FEW, NOT MANY POCOS FEW, NOT MANY POCAS

CLASS PRACTICE a backpack : _______________ mochila some pens: _______________ bolígrafos a notebook: _______________ cuaderno some folders: _______________ carpetas

MORE CLASS PRACTICE many papers: _______________ papeles many dictionaries: _______________ diccionarios many shoes: _______________ zapatos

MORE CLASS PRACTICE How many rulers: _______________ reglas How many clocks: _______________ relojes How many computers: _______________ computadoras