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Indefinite Articles and ¿Cuánto?, mucho, and poco

Spanish 1- Chapter 4

Indefinite Articles• The indefinite articles un and una are used to

say a or an before a singular noun, while unos and unas are used to say some before a plural noun. The indefinite articles can sometimes be left out, especially when the noun is plural. – I need a dictionary. –Necesito un diccionario.

–Do you have some pencils?– ¿Tienes unos lápices?

More Indefinite Articles

• The indefinite articles agree with the noun in gender and number.

Masculine Feminine

Singular Un libro Una mochila

Plural Unos libros Unas mochilas

Amounts• To talk about amounts of things, use the

following adjectives. These words also agree with the noun they describe in gender and number.

Singular ¿Cuánto? /¿Cuánta?How much?

Mucho/MuchaA lot of, much

Poco/PocaLittle, not much

Plural ¿Cuántos?/¿Cuántas?How many?

Muchos/MuchasA lot of, many

Pocos/PocasFew, not many

In sentences…– How much homework do you have?– ¿Cuánta tarea tienes?

– I have a lot.– Tengo mucha. (still talking about homework- la

tarea)

– How many books do you have?– ¿Cuántos libros tienes?

– I have few.– Tengo pocos. (still talking about books- los libros)

Ejercicios

• Pagina 124: 7, 8, 9, 10 (WRITE ALL WORDS)