Definite Articles
It is important to learn the articles because all nouns use them in sentences. Articles could be masculine and feminine, singular and plural.
There is an important rule that can help
you to know which noun is feminine or which one is masculine.
The rule
is that some masculine nouns end in an –o, and many feminine nouns end in an –a.
Underneath there is a chart
showing all the definite articles:
*****Definite articles in Spanish must agree in gender and number with the noun.
*****Definite articles in Spanish must agree in gender and number with the noun.
El
|
Masculine
|
Singular
|
La
|
Feminine
|
Singular
|
Los
|
Masculine
|
Plural
|
Las
|
Feminine
|
Plural
|
Here there are some masculine/singular
nouns to make your lexicon bigger:
El techo : the roof
El gato : the cat
El mapa : the map
El avión
: the plane
El día : the day
El planeta : the planet
El sofá : the sofa
El estudiante : the student
El hombre : the man
As in every language there are some exceptions;
el mapa ends in –a but it is masculine, it was highlighted the exceptions in
this list. Little by little you will learn the gender of each noun.
Now the list of feminine/ singular nouns, there are a couple of exceptions, they were highlighted as well.
La casa : The house
La mosca : the fly
La niña : the girl
La cicatriz : the scar
La clase : the class
La cama : the bed
La pluma : the pen
La mano : the hand
La mujer : the woman
If the nouns is feminine in its singular
form you have to make the plural in feminine as well or if it was masculine in
the singular form it will be masculine in its plural form. To make plural nouns you have to add -s or -es just as in English.
Feminine/ plural
Las cartas : the cards
Las mesas : the tables
Las sillas : the chairs
Las maestras : the teachers
Las niñas : the girls
Las camas : the beds
Masculine/ plural
Los niños : the boys
Los planetas : the planets
Los sofas :the sofas
Los ratones : the mice
Los teléfonos : the telephones
Indefinite Articles
Un
|
Masculine
|
Singular
|
Una
|
Feminine
|
Singular
|
Unos
|
Masculine
|
Plural
|
Unas
|
Feminine
|
Plural
|
Un niño
Un balón
Un sartén
Un plátano
Un sueter
Un zapato
Una niña
Una playera
Una casa
Una bici
Una mochila
Una servilleta
Now you make the same nouns but in their plural form!.
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Are you wondering when you should use definite or indefinite articles?
Well that is a good question and just as in English or french definite articles are used when you talk about something in specific. English has only ''the'' as definite articles but in Spanish definite articles must agree in gender and number with the noun.
Indefinite articles are used to indicate a nonspecific noun, it could be used when you talk about something in general. In English the indefinite article is - a - or -an before vowels.
I hope this lessons is useful for you, remember that practice makes perfection do not give up. If you have any question write it in the comments !!!!
Indefinite articles are used to indicate a nonspecific noun, it could be used when you talk about something in general. In English the indefinite article is - a - or -an before vowels.
I hope this lessons is useful for you, remember that practice makes perfection do not give up. If you have any question write it in the comments !!!!
