The 4 words for “the” in Spanish DEFINITE ARTICLES The 4 words for “the” in Spanish

Spanish articles English often uses definite articles (the) before nouns. Spanish also has definite articles—used much more! Spanish articles vary in form because they agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.

Definite articles Spanish has four forms that are equivalent to the English definite article the. You use definite articles to refer to specific nouns. Masculine Singular el diccionario the dictionary Plural los diccionarios the dictionaries Feminine Singular la computadora the computer Plural las computadoras the computers

Singular to plural el  los el libro (the book)  los libros (the books) la  las la fruta (the fruit)  las frutas (the fruits)

When to use definte articles: You wil use DEFINITE ARTICLES: to talk about a noun as a general category 2. when saying you like something with GUSTAR 3. When you want to use the word “the” Ejemplo: Me gusta la pizza.  I like pizza.

¿el, la, los o las? _____ chico _____ chica _____ maleta ¡INTÉNTALO! Provide a definite article for each noun in the first column and an indefinite article for each noun in the second column. ¿el, la, los o las? _____ chico _____ chica _____ maleta _____ cuadernos _____ lápiz _____ mujeres