DEFINITE INDEFINITE ARTICLES GRAMMAR PAGE 60 REMEMBER In

DEFINITE INDEFINITE ARTICLES GRAMMAR PAGE 60

REMEMBER: In Spanish nouns are either feminine or masculine. EX: What is a noun? NOUN: Person Place Thing or idea o Carpeta pupitre lapiz Boligraf Remember: In general you can guess the gender by looking at the last letter. If it ends in an O = masculine If it ends in an A = feminine Some times you have to memorize. ex: la mano

• Definite and indefinite articles need to match in gender and number with the noun. Remember: Your textbook/vocabulary list always uses the definite article.

DEFINITE ARTICLES = THE definite articles = “the” el = masculine, singular los = masculine, plural • The pencil = el lápiz • The pencils = los lapices la = feminine, singular las = feminine, plural ex: the yellow pencil = el lápiz amarillo. the yellow pencils = los lapices amarillos

INDEFINITE ARTICLES = A/AN/SOME i ndefinite articles = “a” un = masculine, singular unos = masculine, plural a notebook = un cuaderno some notebooks = unos cuadernos amarillas. “an” “some” una = feminine, singular unas = feminine, plural a yellow folder = una carpeta amarilla. some yellow folders= unas carpetas

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? • Show me… • a finger = un dedo • the finger = el dedo Any finger (indefinite) You definitely know what finger I am talking about.