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Nouns and Definite/Indefinite Articles

Nouns and Definite Articles In Spanish, all nouns belong to one of two gender categories: masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns usually end in o (carro). Feminine nouns usually end in a (fruta). Other Feminine endings for nouns are: -dad, ción, -tad Nouns such as cliente or estudieante can be either masculine or feminine.

Nouns and Definite Articles Singular nouns name one of something. Plural nouns name more than one of something. If a singular noun ends in a vowel, add s to make it plural. Fruta (fruit) frutas (fruits) If a singular noun ends in a consonant, add es to make it plural. Estudiante (student ) estudiantes (students) animal (animal) animales (animals) If a noun ends in –z, change the –z to –c and add es to make it plural. pez (Fish) 1)_ peces (Fish (more than

Nouns and Definite Articles The definite articles in Spanish can be used to say the with a specific noun. They have different forms that agree with their noun in gender and number. MASCULIN FEMININE E SINGULAR PLURAL el los la las

Nouns and Indefinite Articles The indefinite articles in Spanish can be used to say a, an, or some with a specific noun. They have different forms that agree with their noun in gender and number. MASCULIN FEMININE E SINGULAR PLURAL Un Unos Unas

Nouns and Definite Articles ¿Cómo es la profesora? What’s the teacher like? La profesora es simpática. The teacher is friendly. ¿Quiénes son los muchachos allí? Who are the boys over there? Son los compañeros de clase de Rafael. They are Rafael’s classmates.