LOS ARTICULOS

ALWAYS REMEMBER AND NEVER FORGET Often, articles are used in Spanish even if they aren’t used in English.

Articles agree in gender and number with the noun that they accompany. So - articles, like nouns are either masculine or feminine, and either singular or plural ************************************ masculine singular (ms) - el chico masculine plural (mpl) - los chicos feminine singular (fs) - la chica feminine plural (fpl) - las chicas

DEFINITE ARTICLES Definite articles translate “the”. The feminine definite articles come before feminine nouns: la, las The masculine definite articles come before masculine nouns: el, los

INDEFINITE ARTICLES Indefinite articles translate “a / an” in the singular and “some / any” in the plural. The feminine indefinite articles come before feminine nouns: una, unas The masculine indefinite articles come before masculine nouns: un, unos When an unmodified noun follows ser or a form of ser, do NOT use an article in Spanish. Ella es profesora.

Los Artículos…: el la los las 1. Definidos: “the” un una unos unas 1. Indefinidos: “a” / “an” “some”/”any”

When referring to males and females as a single group, or to masculine and feminine objects together, always use the masculine plural: the boys the boys and girls los chicos the boy students the boy and girl students los estudiantes

Always remember and never forget: you only get to use ONE article Always remember and never forget: you only get to use ONE article. You have to make a choice based on what you want to say!

REMEMBER - YOU CAN ONLY USE AT A TIME ONE DEFINITE ARTICLES (THE) INDEFINITE ARTICLES (A/AN/SOME) MS EL UN MPL LOS UNOS FS LA UNA FPL LAS UNAS CHOOSE:

2. THEN TELL IF THE ARTICLE IS DEFINITE OR INDEFINITE. ¡PRACTICAMOS! IDENTIFY THE NOUN ACCORDING TO ITS GENDER AND NUMBER. 2. THEN TELL IF THE ARTICLE IS DEFINITE OR INDEFINITE. 3. FINALLY, TRANSLATE THE PHRASE.

La comida Los amigos Un libro Unas reglas Las mochilas El lápiz Gender & Number Definite or Indefinite Translation La comida Los amigos Un libro Unas reglas Las mochilas El lápiz La carpeta Unos diccionarios Una goma de borrar Los estudiantes

Gender & Number Definite or indefinite Translation fs definite The food La comida Los amigos Un libro Unas reglas Las mochilas El lápiz La carpeta Unos diccionarios Una goma de borrar Los estudiantes mpl definite The friends ms indefinite A book fpl indefinite Some rulers definite The backpacks fpl ms definite The pencil fs definite The folder mpl indefinite Some dictionaries indefinite An eraser fs definite The students mpl