1 Agreement

2 What are articles? number genderIn English, articles are a, an, the and some. Articles must agree in __________ & __________. There are definite and indefinite articles. number gender

3 Definite articles el los la lasAll definite articles can be translated as the. Singular Plural Singular Plural el los Masculine Feminine la las el _______ chica _______ chico 3. _______ chicos _______ chicas la los las

4 Indefinite Articles un unos una unasA and an are singular definite articles. Ex: I want a pen. Some are plural indefinite articles. Ex: I need some students. Singular Plural un unos Masculine una unas Feminine una un _______ chica _______ chico 3. _______ chicos _______ chicas unos unas

5 Masculine and FeminineAll nouns are either masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns end in L, O, N, E, R, and S (not when plural). Feminine nouns end in A, -DAD, ÍON, Z.

6 Making plural s es c es To nouns ending in a vowel, add ______.El hombre --- To nouns ending in a consonant, add ______. La mujer --- To nouns ending in z, change the z to ______ then add ______. La vez --- Los hombres es Las mujeres c es Las veces

7 Noun-adjective agreementIn Spanish, adjectives usually come AFTER the noun. Ejemplo: Yo tengo un maestro cómico --- Yo tengo una maestra cómica. Adjectives must agree in __________ & __________ to the nouns that they modify. Adjectives that do not end in ‘o’ or ‘a’, don’t change for gender. Ejemplos: inteligente, verde number gender Ejemplo: chicas / alto chicas altas personas/ viejo profesora/ simpático amigos / antipático personas viejas profesora simpática amigos antipáticos