1. Nouns and Definite Articles What are nouns? Nouns (Sustantivos) name people, animals, places, things or ideas. Nouns in Spanish *All Spanish nouns have a masculine or feminine gender. What are definite articles? Definite articles are the in English. s.p. m. f. el la los las p.29 They indicate specific persons, places, or things.

2. Nouns and Definite Articles (cont.) Masculine Nouns: If the noun ends in – o, usually it is masculine. *Also if the noun is of Greek origin, ending in “-ama” / “-ata” / “-apa” or if the word ends with -n, -l, -r, -s, usually it is masculine. Feminine Nouns: If the noun ends in – a, usually it is feminine. *Nouns ending in “-dad” / “-tad” / “-tud” & *Nouns ending in “-ción” / “-sión” / “-gión” are also usually feminine.

3. Nouns and Definite Articles (cont.) How do we make nouns plural? If the word ends with: Do this:Example : any vowel: a, e, i, o, u any consonant add an “-s” add “-es” el chico los chicos la mujer las mujeres What are indefinite articles? Indefinite articles are “a” or “some” in English. s.p. m. f. un una unos unas They indicate nonspecific persons, places, or things.