NOUNS & ARTICLES (DEFINITE & INDEFINITE) SUSTANTIVOS Y ARTÍCULOS DEFINITIVOS E INDEFINIDOS

Masculine (masculino) Feminine (femenina) In Spanish all nouns belong to 2 gender categories: _______________ or ________________ Masculine (masculino) Feminine (femenina)

Masculine nouns USUALLY end in -___ - Feminine nouns USUALLY end in -___ el sombrero la fruta A

____________ nouns name 1 of something. SINGULAR ____________ nouns name 1 of something. the girl the student the apple _____________ nouns name more than 1 of something. the girls the students the apples PLURAL

VOWEL If a noun ends in a _________ (a,e,i,o,u) ADD _____ to make it plural. chico  chicos If a singular noun ends in a _______________ (r,l,n..)  ADD _____ to make it plural. profesor profesores “S” CONSONANT “ES”

A practicar chico  ________________ chica  ________________ escuela  ________________ alumno  ________________ persona  ________________ Profesor  ________________ clase  ________________ chicos chicas escuelas alumnos personas profesores clases

Definite Articles “the” When we want to say _______ in Spanish, we use Definite Articles. Definite Articles ______________ according to the ___________ of the noun and according to whether the noun is __________ or __________ CHANGE gender singular plural

Definite Articles: the MASCULINE FEMININE SINGULAR PLURAL EL LA LOS LAS

A practicar la alumna  ________________ el amigo  ________________ la semana  ________________ el estudiante ________________ la estudiante ________________ la escuela  ________________ las alumnas los amigos las semanas los estudiantes las estudiantes las escuelas

Indefinite Articles “a” “an” “some” CHANGE gender plural singular When we want to say ____, ____, or________ in Spanish, we use Indefinite Articles. Indefinite Articles also ______________ according to the ___________ of the noun and according to whether the noun is __________ or __________ “some” CHANGE gender plural singular

Indefinite Articles: a/some MASCULINE FEMININE SINGULAR PLURAL UN UNA UNOS UNAS

A practicar un amigo  ________________ una amiga  ________________ un colegio  ________________ un sombrero  ________________ una pizza  ________________ una fiesta  ________________ unos amigos unas amigas unos colegios unos sombreros unas pizzas unas fiestas

LETS REVIEW

Apuntes: plurales The Rule: If it ends with a vowel, add “s”. If it ends with a consonant, add “es”. The same rule applies to any adjectives you have to pluralize with the noun. Las clases fáciles Los profesores locos Articles: El Los Un Unos La Las Una Unas Sometimes, we’ll have to add or drop accent marks. We’ll cover that when we learn the main rules of pronunciation. El camión, Los camiones El examen, Los exámenes Another rule: If a noun ends in a -z, change the z to c before adding -es. El lápiz, Los lápices El pez, Los peces Una vez, Muchas veces Exceptions: The exceptions generally come from words that were adopted from other languages and you’ll find them easy to recognize. Los jeans. Los robots.

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