Indefinite Articles 1 B There are 4 indefinite
Indefinite Articles 1 B
• There are 4 indefinite articles sing. masc. Un fem. Una a or an pl. Unos Unas some
• The rules to determine which article to use are the same for definite and indefinite articles Examples: una carpeta – a folder un libro – a book unas carpetas – some folders unos libros – some books
If the definite article is… Then the indefinite article is… El Un La Una Los Unos Las Unas
Los Adjetivos 1 B
Adjectives • Adjectives describe a: Person, place, thing
Adjectives • In Spanish, the way an adjective ends is determined by the gender of the NOUN – Repasito: A noun is: person, place or thing – All nouns have a gender in Spanish – There are 2 gender masculine and feminine
Put an M for Masculine and F for Feminine • Juan • Bianca M F • El vestido M • La manzana F
• If a noun is MASCULINE, the adjective that describes it must also be MASCULINE and will most often end in “-o” Examples: Juan es ordenado Marcos es simpátic__ o
• If a noun is FEMININE, the adjective that describes it must also be FEMININE and will most often end in “-a” Examples: Sara es estudiosa La chica es simpátic____ a
• If the adjective ends in an “E” then it describes both MASCULINE and FEMININE nouns Examples: Pedro es inteligente Ana es inteligente
The weird ones • Adjectives whose masculine form ends in -DOR, have a feminine form that ends –DORA Examples: Pedro es trabajador Ana es trabajadora • There are some adjectives that end in “-a” that are masculine and feminine Examples: Pedro es deportista Ana es deportista
**Importante** • Adjectives go AFTER nouns in Spanish Example: Marta is pretty Marta es bonita Marta is a pretty girl Marta es una chica bonita Marta wears a pretty dress Marta lleva un vestido bonito
In sentences 1, 2, 3 what are the nouns being described • Sentence 1 Marta • Sentence 2 Girl • Sentence 3 Dress
Plurals • If your nouns are plural, your adjective MUST also be plural (use the rules we’ve already talked about) ends in vowel add “s” ends in consonant add “es” Examples: los chicos graciosos las amigas talentosas
To discuss adjective agreement… Adjectives must agree in number and gender with the noun it’s describing
Word Order 1 A
Subject + Verb + Indef. + Noun + Adj. Article Margarita es una chica graciosa Pablo es un La Sra. Ortiz es una estudiante inteligente profesora buena
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