Indefinite Articles 1B

There are 4 indefinite articles masc.fem. sing. UnUna  a or an pl. Unos Unas  some

The rules to determine which article to use are the same for definite and indefinite articles Examples: una carpeta – a folder un libro – a book unas carpetas – some folders unos libros – some books

If the definite article is… El  La  Los  Las  Then the indefinite article is… Un Una Unos Unas

Los Adjetivos 1B

Adjectives Adjectives describe a: Person, place, thing

Adjectives In Spanish, the way an adjective ends is determined by the gender of the NOUN – Repasito: A noun is: person, place or thing – All nouns have a gender in Spanish – There are 2 gender masculine and feminine

Put an M for Masculine and F for Feminine Juan M Bianca F El vestido M La manzana F

If a noun is MASCULINE, the adjective that describes it must also be MASCULINE and will most often end in “-o” Examples: Juan es ordenado Marcos es simpátic__ o

If a noun is FEMININE, the adjective that describes it must also be FEMININE and will most often end in “-a” Examples: Sara es estudiosa La chica es simpátic____ a

If the adjective ends in an “E” then it describes both MASCULINE and FEMININE nouns Examples: Pedro es inteligente Ana es inteligente

The weird ones Adjectives whose masculine form ends in -DOR, have a feminine form that ends –DORA Examples: Pedro es trabajador Ana es trabajadora There are some adjectives that end in “-a” that are masculine and feminine Examples: Pedro es deportista Ana es deportista

**Importante** Adjectives go AFTER nouns in Spanish Example: Marta is pretty  Marta es bonita Marta is a pretty girl  Marta es una chica bonita Marta wears  Marta lleva un a pretty dressvestido bonito

In sentences 1, 2, 3 what are the nouns being described Sentence 1 Marta Sentence 2 Girl Sentence 3 Dress

Plurals If your nouns are plural, your adjective MUST also be plural (use the rules we’ve already talked about) ends in vowel  add “s” ends in consonant  add “es” Examples:los chicos graciosos las amigas talentosas

To discuss adjective agreement… Adjectives must agree in number and gender with the noun it’s describing

Word Order 1A

Subject + Verb + Indef. + Noun + Adj. Article Margarita es una chica graciosa Pablo es un estudiante inteligente La Sra. Ortiz es una profesora buena