LOS SUSTANTIVOS Gender… Masculine vs. Feminine � Word ends in ‘o’ = Masculine, or word refers to a male person � Word ends in ‘a’ / ‘dad’ / ‘ion’ = Feminine, or word refers to a female person Maleta Piloto Vuelo Perro Canción Felicidad Sandía Pantalla
SUSTANTIVOS PLURALES To make a noun plural… � If word ends in a vowel, add ‘s’ � If word ends in a consonant, add ‘es’ Maleta Piloto Vuelo Perro Canción Felicidad Sandía Pantalla
ARTÍCULOS DEFINIDOS Definite article in English, ‘the’ Must know gender and plurality of word to decide what word it will be in Spanish Singular, el or la Plural, los or las Masculine, el or los Feminine, la or las
ARTÍCULOS INDEFINIDOS Indefinite article in English, ‘a’ / ‘an’ or some Must know gender and plurality of word to decide what word it will be in Spanish Singular, un or una Plural, unos or unas Masculine, un or unos Feminine, una or unas
LOS ADJETIVOS Adjectives follow nouns in spanish They agree in gender and number Must make feminine if noun is feminine Must make plural if nouns are plural Tall boys Blonde girls Nice student (male) Nice students (mixed group) Fantastic teacher (female)