1. Definite Articles & Indefinite Articles

2. In Spanish, nouns are masculine or feminine
In Spanish, nouns are masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns usually end in an –O & feminine nouns usually end in an –A.
carro fruta
If a noun ends with a an –E or a consonant, you must memorize if it is masculine or feminine.
pared coche (car)

3. Singular nouns name one of something and plural nouns name more than one of something.
estudiante estudiantes
If a word ends in a vowel, add –”s” to make it plural.
Fruta
frutas
If a word ends in a consonant, add –”es” to make it plural.
Animal
animales

4. Definite articles are placed in front of nouns and must match the noun in GENDER and in NUMBER.
In English, there is one definite article: THE.
In Spanish, there are four defininte articles:
masculine
feminine
singular el la
Plural
los
las
the

5. EL is used in front of masculine-singular NOUNS!
el profesor el chico el sombrero
LA is used in front of feminine-singular NOUNS!
la profesora la chica la falda

6. LOS is used in front of masculine-plural NOUNS!
los zapatos
los libros
los sombreros
LAS is used in front of feminine-plural NOUNS!
las camisas
las bufandas
las joyas

7. Write the definite for each word.
VAMOS A PRACTICAR
Write the definite for each word.
1. joyas amiga
3. profesora gorras
5. libros zapato
7. frutas carros

8. Indefinite articles are placed in front of nouns and must match the noun in GENDER and in NUMBER.
In English, there are 3 indefinite articles: A, AN, SOME.
In Spanish, there are four indefininte articles:
masculine
feminine
singular Un
Una
Plural
Unos
Unas
A, an
some

9. UN is used in front of masculine-singular NOUNS!
un profesor un chico un sombrero
UNA is used in front of feminine-singular NOUNS!
una profesora una chica una falda

10. UNOS is used in front of masculine-plural NOUNS!
unos zapatos
unos libros
unos sombreros
UNAS is used in front of feminine-plural NOUNS!
unas camisas
unas bufandas
unas joyas

11. Write the indefinite for each word.
VAMOS A PRACTICAR
Write the indefinite for each word.
1. camisetas chica
3. profesora zapato
5. libros botas
7. faldas chicos