Nouns

Gender of nouns 1. Most nouns that end in –o are masculine while most nouns that end in –a are feminine. MasculineFeminine El libroLa carpeta El quesoLa manzana

Gender of nouns 2. Nouns that refer to males are masculine and nouns that refer to females are feminine. MasculineFeminine El profesorLa profesora El doctorLa doctora

Gender of nouns 3. Nouns that refer to people and end in –e or –ista are masculine and feminine. Gender can be specified by articles. MasculineFeminine El artistaLa artista El estudianteLa estudiante

Gender of nouns 6. Nouns ending in –e (that do not refer to people) may be masculine or feminine. You will have to learn these on a case by case basis. MasculineFeminine El arteLa clase El guisanteLa gente

Gender of nouns Let’s practice. Which of these nouns are masculine? feminine? _____ zanahoria _____ abuelo _____ regla _____ falda _____ horario

Plural of nouns 1. If a noun ends in a vowel, add –s to form the plural. SingularPlural La uvaLas uvas El plátanoLos plátanos El guisanteLos guisantes

Plural of nouns 2. If a noun ends in a consonant, add – es to form the plural. SingularPlural La actividadLas actividades El autobús Los autobúses

Plural of nouns Let’s practice. Can you say these nouns in the plural form? La galleta El papel El muchacho La noche

Definite articles There are four definite articles in Spanish. Each of these articles means “the.”

Definite articles SingularPlural MasculineElLos FeminineLaLas

Definite articles Let’s practice. Write the definite articles next to the nouns. _______ pizarra _______ hermanos _______ t í o _______ camisetas _______ queso _______ abuela

Indefinite articles There are four indefinite articles in Spanish Un and una can mean “a” or “an. ” Unos and unas can mean “some” or “a few.”

Indefinite articles SingularPlural Masculine UnUnos FeminineUnaUnas

Indefinite articles Let’s practice. Write the indefinite articles next to the nouns. _______ carpeta _______ plátano _______ servilletas _______ platos _______ tíos _______ prima