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Amadeo Rodgers
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- singular | plural - LaLasFeminine - El LosMasculine
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Most nouns that end in (-o) are masculine Most nouns that end in (-a) are feminine Spanish nouns that end in (-e) or a consonant must be learned as masculine or feminine.
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The definite article always has to match the gender and number of its noun. If the noun is feminine and singular (salsa), then its article also has to be feminine and singular (la salsa). If that same noun becomes plural (salsas) the article also becomes plural (las salsas).
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El libro está en la mesa. - The book is on the table. La literatura española es muy interesante. - Spanish literature is very interesting. Me gusta ir al cine los viernes. - I like to go to the movie theater on Fridays. Son las cinco y cuarto de la tarde. - It is five fifteen in the afternoon.
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When a feminine and singular noun begins with a stressed á, a, or ha, the masculine definite article is used instead, to aide in pronunciation. When the same noun is plural, the regular feminine article is used.
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singular | plural una unas Feminine un unos Masculine
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To describe a person using a noun - Mi hermano es un genio. (My brother is a genius.) - Los bomberos son unos héroes. (Firemen are heroes.)
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To describe an amount of something - Quiero una manzana. (I want an apple.) - Tengo unas cincuenta dolares. (I have about fifty dollars.) - Compró unos perros calientes. (He bought a few hot dogs.)
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To describe an unknown amount of something - ¿Hay arañas en su sótano? (Are there spiders in your basement?) - ¿Hay calabaza en la sopa? (Is there a (any) squash in the soup?)
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