1. Definite and Indefinite Articles
Created by Mrs. Ochoa
for Spanish 1 students at
Vista Murrieta High School

2. The Gender of Nouns
In Spanish, every noun has a gender. It is either feminine or masculine.
Most words that end in a are feminine.
Most words that end in o are masculine.
Some nouns don’t follow a particular rule so you must learn the gender of each these words individually.

3. Articles
In Spanish, as in English, there are definite and indefinite articles. They are a, an, the
In Spanish, the article used will depend on the gender and number of the noun that follows it.

4. Definite Articles
Use when you are talking about a specific noun or group of nouns.
el (masculine, singular)
la (feminine, singular)
los (masculine, plural)
las (feminine, plural)
These articles are equivalent to “the” in English.

5. In Spanish, articles and nouns must agree in number and gender.
Definite: Singular
Definite: Plural
la chica (feminine)
el chico (masculine)
las chicas (feminine)
los chicos (masculine)

6. Some nouns can be both masculine and feminine.
el estudiante
la estudiante
el modelo
la modelo
el policía
la policía
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7. What is the definite article for each of the following nouns.
LET’S PRACTICE
What is the definite article for each of the following nouns.

8. casa la
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9. doctores
los
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10. taco el
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11. amigos
los
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12. maestra la
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13. hombre el
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14. estudiante
el, la
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15. doctor el
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16. policía
el, la
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17. apartamento el
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18. amigas
las
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19. señores
los
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20. estudiantes
los, las
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21. señorita la
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22. familias
las
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23. comunidad la
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24. mundo el
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25. país el
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26. Indefinite Articles
Use when you are not talking about a specific noun or group of nouns.
un (masculine, singular)
una (feminine, singular)
unos (masculine, plural)
unas (feminine, plural)
These articles are equivalent to “a, an, some” in English.

27. In Spanish, articles and nouns must agree in number and gender.
Indefinite: Singular
Indefinite: Plural
una chica (feminine)
un chico (masculine)
unas chicas (feminine)
unos chicos (masculine)

28. What is the indefinite article for each of the following nouns.
LET’S PRACTICE
What is the indefinite article for each of the following nouns.

29. muchachos
unos
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30. hombre un
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31. casa
una

32. mujeres
unas
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33. estudiantes
unos, unas
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34. señores
unos
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35. estudiante
un, una
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36. casas
unas
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37. chico un
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