1. LOS ARTICULOS

2. Articles agree in gender and number with the noun that they accompany.
So - articles, like nouns are either masculine or feminine, and either singular or plural
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masculine singular (ms) - el chico
masculine plural (mpl) - los chicos
feminine singular (fs) - la chica
feminine plural (fpl) - las chicas

3. DEFINITE ARTICLES Definite articles translate “the”.
The feminine definite articles come before feminine nouns: la, las
The masculine definite articles come before masculine nouns: el, los

4. INDEFINITE ARTICLES
Indefinite articles translate “a / an” in the singular and “some / any” in the plural.
The feminine indefinite articles come before feminine nouns: una, unas
The masculine indefinite articles come before masculine nouns: un, unos
When an unmodified noun follows ser or a form of ser, do NOT use an article in Spanish. Ella es profesora.

5. Los Artículos…: el la los las 1. Definidos: “the” un una unos unas
1. Indefinidos:
“a” / “an”
“some”/”any”

6. When referring to males and females as a single group, or to masculine and feminine objects together, always use the masculine plural:
the boys
the boys and girls
los chicos
the boy students
the boy and girl students
los estudiantes

7. Always remember and never forget: you only get to use ONE article
Always remember and never forget: you only get to use ONE article. You have to make a choice based on what you want to say!

8. ALWAYS REMEMBER AND NEVER FORGET
Often, articles are used in Spanish even if they aren’t used in English.

9. REMEMBER - YOU CAN ONLY USE AT A TIME
ONE
DEFINITE ARTICLES (THE)
INDEFINITE ARTICLES (A/AN/SOME) MS EL UN
MPL
LOS
UNOS FS LA
UNA
FPL
LAS
UNAS
CHOOSE:

10. 2. THEN TELL IF THE ARTICLE IS DEFINITE OR INDEFINITE.
¡PRACTICAMOS!
IDENTIFY THE NOUN ACCORDING TO ITS GENDER AND NUMBER.
2. THEN TELL IF THE ARTICLE IS DEFINITE OR INDEFINITE.
3. FINALLY, TRANSLATE THE PHRASE.

11. La comida Los amigos Un libro Unas reglas Las mochilas El lápiz
Gender & Number
Definite or
Indefinite
Translation
La comida
Los amigos
Un libro
Unas reglas
Las mochilas
El lápiz
La carpeta
Unos diccionarios
Una goma de borrar
Los estudiantes

12. Gender &
Number
Definite or
indefinite
Translation fs
definite
The food
La comida
Los amigos
Un libro
Unas reglas
Las mochilas
El lápiz
La carpeta
Unos diccionarios
Una goma de borrar
Los estudiantes
mpl
definite
The friends ms
indefinite
A book
fpl
indefinite
Some rulers
definite
The backpacks
fpl ms
definite
The pencil fs
definite
The folder
mpl
indefinite
Some dictionaries
indefinite
An eraser fs
definite
The students
mpl