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Articles
Español 1
Gender and Number (don’t copy)
Most of the time, not ALL the time, when a noun ends in “A” it is feminine, and when it ends in “O” it is masculine.
It is important for you to know the gender of a noun when learning a foreign language, because: • it is a vital part of the word, and always included with
the word itself, and
• The adjectives that describe the noun, change with the gender.
Definite Articles
English “The”
Spanish “el” – masculine Spanish “la” - feminine
The two must match!
Definite Articles (copy)
In Spanish, all nouns, including things are masculine or feminine. With some
exceptions, nouns ending in “o” are
masculine, and nouns ending in “a” are feminine. • Ex: EL librO
• LA pizzA
Definite Articles
Masculine Feminine
SINGULAR el la
PLURAL los las
Definite Articles
La pizza (The pizza) La comida (The
food) La Luna (The moon) Las niñas (The girls) Las cucharas (The
spoons)
El tomate (the tomato)
El carro (the car) El libro (the book) Los amigos (the
friends) Los gatos (the cats) Los chicos (the guys)
Definite Articles
Why do you think “el”, “la”, “los”, “las” are called DEFINITE articles?
Gender and Number
Nouns and pronouns in Spanish are divided into genders. Nouns for men and boys are masculine. Nouns for women and girls are feminine.
Masculine: amigo, él, JuanFeminine: amiga, ella, Maria
Ejemplos
El gato El chico El teléfono el médico – the doctor el oso – the bear el plato – the plate
Gender and Number
Adjectives describe nouns. It has to agree with the gender:
Ex: Raul es romántico Ex: Mari es romántica
Gender and Number
Adjectives that end in “E” have the same masculine and feminine forms.
Ex: Rafael es inteligente Ex: Carmen es inteligente
Gender and Number
Adjectives ending in consonants do not add an “A”, unless they end in “OR” or are adjectives of nationality:
Ex: Lorenzo es Intelectual y trabajador Ex: Gloria es Intelectual y trabajadora Ex: Sergio es Español Ex: Sara es Española
Make it “girly”
1. _______ amigo2. _______ chico3. _______ trabajador4. _______ tío5. _______ rubio6. _______ perezoso7. _______ amable8. _______ fuerte9. _______ tonto10. _______ tímido
Respuestas
1. Amiga2. Chica3. Tía4. Trabajadora5. Rubia6. Perezosa7. Amable8. Fuerte9. Tonta10. Tímida
Gender and Number
SINGULAR• Describes one person or
thing
PLURAL• Describes more than
one person or thing.
If the singular form ends in a vowel, add “S” to make it plural
Ex. Jose es alto Ex. Paco y Luis son altos
If it ends in a consonant, add “ES”
Ex. Rosa es intelectual Ex. Mis amigos son intelectuales
Tarea de Clase
1. ________ niñas2. ________ carro3. ________ casa4. ________ libros5. ________ mesas6. ________ profesor7. ________ amigo8. ________ amigos9. ________ chicas
10. ________ chico11. ________ vino12. ________ frutas13. ________ auto14. ________ bicicleta15. ________ jugo16. ________ señorita17. ________ señor18. ________
computadora
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate DEFINITE ARTICLE
(el, los, la las)
Respuestas
1. Las 2. El3. La4. Los5. Las6. El7. El8. Los9. Las10. el
11. El12. Las13. El14. La15. El16. La17. El18. la
Tarea de Clase
1. _______ (persona)
2. _______ (teléfono)
3. _______ (carro)
4. _______ (naranja)
5. _______ (árbol)
6. _______ (bolígrafo)
7. _______ (inteligente)
8. _______ (Intelectual)
9. _______ (hotel)
10. ______ (interesante)
11. ______ (nuevo)
12. ______ (hermosa)
13. ______ (casa)
14. ______ (pobre)
15. ______ (viejo)
16. ______ (trabajador)
17. ______ (convencional)
18. ______ (grande)
19. ______ (azul)
20. ______ (feliz)
***Make it plural
Respuestas
1. Personas2. Teléfonos3. Carros4. Naranjas5. Árboles6. Bolígrafos7. Inteligentes8. Intelectuales9. Hoteles10. interesantes
11. Nuevos12. Hermosas13. Casas14. Pobres15. Viejos16. Trabajadores17. Convencionales18. Grandes19. Azules20. Felices
Actividad
Make a tree chart with examples of Definite Articles
Indefinite Articles
Masculine Feminine
SINGULAR el la
PLURAL los las
Remember those??? These are DEFINITE ARTICLES
Indefinite Articles
Masculine Feminine
SINGULAR un una
PLURAL unos unas
Indefinite Articles are used to indicate: “a” or “some”
Exemple: The cat = el gato The nachos = Los nachos
A cat = un gato Some nachos= Unos nachos