Definite & Indefinite articles Srta. Gondocs El 21 de noviembre Espa ň ol I

Basics on Cornell notes  Start by putting your heading and the topic on your paper  Make sure you have a 2 inch margin on the left  You will put your questions on the left side  Put the information from the slides on the right  Write your summary before class is over  ANY QUESTIONS???

Articles  What are they?

Articles are:  The, a, an  The=definite article. It indicates a specific person, place or thing  A, an=indefinite article. It indicates a non- specific person, place or thing

Indefinite vs. definite articles  I want a cookie. –I want any cookie. It can be peanut butter, chocolate chip, oatmeal etc. VERSUS  I want the cookie with the biggest chocolate chip in it. I want a specific type of cookie, not just any cookie.

*I want a cookie. *I want the cookie with the most chocolate chips in it.

ALL SPANISH NOUNS ARE either masculine or feminine. MASCULINE  Nouns ending in –o are usually masculine. FEMININE  Nouns ending in –a are usually feminine. Exception: El agua

Definite and Indefinite articles MASCULINE, DEFINITE SINGULAR El chico-the boy PLURAL Los chicos-the boys MASCULINE, INDEFINITE SINGULAR Un chico-a boy PLURAL Unos chicos-some boys

DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLES FEMININE, DEFINITE SINGULAR La chica-the girl PLURAL Las chicas-the girls FEMININE, INDEFINITE SINGULAR Una chica-a girl PLURAL Unas chicas-some girls

To form the plural of a noun… If noun ends in vowel  Just add –s Ejemplo: el libro, los libros If a noun ends in consonant  Just add –es Ejemplo: La celebración, las celebraciones. LIBRO p.61

TEMA: Noun and adjective agreement  What’s a noun?

What’s a noun?  A noun is used to name a person, place thing or abstract idea. Mr. Williams, Milwaukee, honesty and teddy bear

What’s an adjective?  Something that describes a noun.  Exp.: smart girl, pretty skyline, disappointing test scores, large meals

Why do we have noun- adjective agreement?  Because in Spanish adjectives match the gender and number of the nouns they describe.

Here’s how: SINGULAR  El chicO altO-the tall boy  La chicA altA-the tall girl PLURAL  Los chicOS altOS- the tall boys  Las chicAS altAS- the tall girls

In addition:  Many adjectives that end in a consonant match both genders. Exp: El amigo jóven o la amiga jóven  Some adjectives that end in a consonant add an –a to form the feminine singular. These need to be memorized. Exp: el chico trabajador/la chica trabajadora

Making adjectives plural:  To make an adjective plural add- s if it ends in a vowel; add- es if it ends in a consonant. Exp: las chicas trabajadoras Los chicos trabajadores p. 66-Libro

ADIÓS!  GRACIAS POR SU ATENCIÓN!  PREGUNTAS???  P.67-actividad #12