Definite and Indefinite Articles in Spanish

Definite Articles In English, the definite article is “the.” However, in Spanish it is el, la, los, and las. Spanish has four different forms and they agree in NUMBER and in GENDER.

el (masculine/ singular) los ( masculine/ plural) el libro Los libros La (Feminine/ singular) las (feminine/ plural) just one more than one the book The books just one More than one la mochila las mochilas The backpack The backpacks

Definite Articles In English, the definite article is “the.” However, in Spanish it is el and la. Masculine Feminine singular el (just one) la los (more than one) las plural In Spanish, the definite article agrees with a noun in gender (feminine or masculine) and in number (singular or plural). specfic Ex: el libro la mochila the book the backpack los libros las mochilas the books the backpacks

Indefinite Articles In English, the indefinite article is the word "a," "an," or "some.” Ex: a cookie an apple some books In Spanish, it is un, una, unos, and unas. Spanish has four different forms and they agree in NUMBER and in GENDER.

un (masculine/singular) unos (masculine/plural) un cuaderno unos cuadernos una (feminine/singular) unas (feminine/plural) just one more than one a notebook some notebooks more than one just one unas plumas una pluma a pen some pens

In Spanish, the indefinite article agrees with a noun in gender (masculine or feminine) and in number (singular or plural). Masculine Feminine un (a /an) just one una unos (some) more than one unas Singular a/an a/an some Plural Ex: un libro una pluma a book a pen unos libros unas plumas some books some pens Not specific

Note: Remember, as long as the group has at least one male member, the masculine plural article is used. Ex: Unos libros y mochilas. Los libros y mochilas.

What is the difference between definite articles and indefinite articles? Definite articles are referring to something specific. Ex: I am looking for the boy with blue hair. Indefinite articles are not specific. Ex: I am looking for a boy. (could be any boy)

Traduce al español: Ex: a pencil = un lápiz Don’t forget to check for adjective agreement! 1. a boyfriend 2. the girl 3. a teacher 4. some classes 5. the car 6. some books 7. an eraser 8. the lights 9. a school 10. the dog

6. some books (unos libros) 3. a teache (un profesor) 1. a boyfriend (un novio) 2. the girl (la chica) 6. some books (unos libros) 3. a teache (un profesor) 7. an eraser (un borrador) 4. Some classes 8. the lights (las luces) (unas clases) 9. a school (una escuela) 5. the car (el carro) 10. the dog (el perro)