gender and spanish words
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El, La, Los, Las, Uno, Una, Unos, Unas
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What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing
Do English nouns have a gender? Only animals and peoplehave gender.
We use the articles the, a, or an for all nouns.
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In Spanish, all nouns have a gender.
Masculino o Femenino
LosArtículos go before the nouns El, Los, Un, Unos Masculino
La, Las, Una, Unas Femenino
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El, La, Los, La Talking about specifics!
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The masuline form of THE in Spanish.
It is singular.
You are only referring to one object. El usually comes before a word that ends in
o.
Ejemplos: El perro
El plato
El chico
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Sometimes El comes before a word that does
not end in o. These are words that have
special rules: El reloj
El lápiz
El hospital
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The feminine form of THE in Spanish It is singular
You are only referring to one object. La ussually comes before words that end in
a: La cama
La mesa La tía
La escuela
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Sometimes la comes before a word that doesnot end in a.
Words that end in d are usually feminine: La edad
La universidad
La verdad W
ords th
at end in ión are usually feminine: La estación
La canción
La revolución
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The masuline form of THE in Spanish.
It is plural.
You are referring to more than one object. Los usually comes before a word that ends in
o.
Ejemplos: Los perros
Los platos
Los chicos
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Sometimes Los comes before a word that
does not end in o. These are words that have
special rules: Los relojes
Los lapiceros
Los hospitales
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The feminine form of THE in Spanish It is plural
You are referring to more than one object. Las ussually comes before words that end in
a: Las camas
Las mesas Las tías
Las escuelas
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Sometimes las comes before a word that doesnot end in a.
Words that end in d are usually feminine: Las edades
Las universidades
Las verdades W
ords th
at end in ión are usually feminine: Las estaciónes
Las canciónes
Las revoluciónes
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Un, Una, Unas, Unos Speaking generally!
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The masuline form of AN/A in Spanish.
It is singular.
You are only referring to one object. El usually comes before a word that ends in
o.
Ejemplos: Un perro
Un plato
Un chico
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Sometimes Un comes before a word that
does not end in o. These are words that have
special rules: Un reloj
Un lápiz
Un hospital
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The feminine form of AN/A in Spanish It is singular
You are only referring to one object. Una ussually comes before words that end in
a: Una cama
Una mesa Una tía
Una escuela
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Sometimes Una comes before a word that doesnot end in a.
Words that end in d are usually feminine: Una edad
Una universidad
Una verdad W
ords th
at end in ión are usually feminine: Una estación
Una canción
Una revolución
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The masuline form of AN/A in Spanish.
It is plural.
You are referring to more than one object. Unos usually comes before a word that ends
in o.
Ejemplos:
Unos perros
Unos platos
Unos chicos
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Sometimes Los comes before a word that
does not end in o. These are words that have
special rules: Unos relojes
Unos lapiceros
Unos hospitales
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The feminine form of AN/A in Spanish It is plural
You are referring to more th
an one object. Unas ussually comes before words that end in
a: Unas camas
Unas mesas Unas tías
Unas escuelas
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Sometimes Unas comes before a word that doesnot end in a.
Words that end in d are usually feminine: Unas edades
Unas universidades
Unas verdades Words that end in ión are usually feminine:
Unas estaciónes
Unas canciónes
Unas revoluciónes