Definite Articles and Indefinite Articles In Spanish every

Definite Articles and Indefinite Articles

In Spanish, every noun has a gender, either masculine or feminine (boy or girl).

*Almost all nouns that end in –o are masculine. *Almost all nouns that end in –a are feminine.

Articles are words that refer or modify nouns. Let’s compare them.

h s i l g En Articles Definite Indefinite the a, an, some

h s i n a p S Articles Definite el, la los, las Indefinite un, una, unos, unas

Let’s take a closer look!

The in English is a definite article. In Spanish, the definite article is either el or la. You use el with the masculine nouns and la with the feminine nouns. They must agree with the noun they modify. el muchacho el amigo el curso la muchacha la amiga la escuela

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Note that in the plural form (more than one) el becomes los and la becomes las. el amigo los amigos el muchacho el curso la amiga la muchacha la clase los muchachos los cursos las amigas las muchachas las clases

A, and some are called indefinite articles. In Spanish, the definite article is either un, una, unos or unas. Again, they must agree with the noun they modify, both in masculine and feminine and singular and plural. un muchacho una muchacha un amigo una amiga un curso una escuela

Note that in the plural form (more than one) un becomes unos and una becomes unas. un amigo unos amigos un muchacho un curso una amiga una muchacha una clase unos muchachos unos cursos unas amigas unas muchachas unas clases