1 Definite and Indefinite Articles Álamo

2 Definite Articles O (In English, “the”) are used with nouns to indicate specific persons, places, or things. Álamo

3 There are four words in Spanish that mean “the”. singularplural masculine feminine el la los las Álamo

4 O The word “the” always precedes a noun and refers to a specific person, place, thing, or concept. O They are either “masculine” or “feminine”. Álamo

5 El chico is masculine. La chica is feminine. singularplural masculine feminine el la los las Álamo

6 O Nouns ending in –o will be masculine and will use “el” article O Nouns ending in –a will be feminine and will use “la” article O Nouns ending in -e (like hombre) or a consonant (like mujer) can be either masculine or feminine and must be learning individually. Álamo

7 Practice… O _____ chico O _____ amigo O _____ persona O _____ estudiante O _____ mujer O _____ alumno O _____ tarea O _____ papel O _____ hombre O El chico O El amigo O La persona O El estudiante O La mujer O El alumno O La tarea O El papel O El hombre Álamo

8 Nouns are marked for gender (masculine / feminine), but also for number (singular / plural). singularplural masculine feminine el la los las Álamo

9 To form the plural of a noun, Add –s if the noun ends in a vowel. Add –es if the noun ends in a consonant. Casa  casas Pared  paredes Álamo

10 The door is “la puerta”. The doors is “las puertas”. singularplural masculine feminine el la los las Álamo

11 Let’s have some fun practicing… Álamo

12 What is the plural form of these words? el perro el zapato el amigo los perros los zapatos los amigos Álamo

13 What is the plural form of these words? la casa la blusa la chica las casas las blusas las chicas Álamo

14 ¿ el / la / los / las ? amigo casa zapatos hombre El amigo La casa Los zapatos El hombre Álamo

15 In addition, there are four words in Spanish that mean “a”. singularplural masculine feminine un una unos unas Álamo

16 O The word “a” in English and “un” or “una” in Spanish are referred to as the indefinite article. O The word “a” always precedes a noun and refers to a specific person, place, thing, or concept. Álamo

17 Nouns ending in -o (like sombrero) are usually masculine and take the indefinite article “un” Nouns ending in -a (like camiseta) are usually feminine and take the definite article “una” Nouns ending in -e (like hombre) or a consonant (like mujer) can be either masculine or feminine and must be learning individually Álamo

18 singularplural masculine feminine un una unos unas Un chico is masculine. Una chica is feminine. Álamo

19 Note: English never uses a plural indefinite article. This form is usually translated with the word “some” Unas chicas (some girls) Álamo

20 Let’s practice indefinite articles … Álamo

21 What is the plural form of these words? un perro un zapato un amigo unos perros unos zapatos unos amigos Álamo

22 What is the plural form of these words? una casa una blusa una chica unas casas unas blusas unas chicas Álamo

23 ¿ el / la / los / las ? amigo casa zapatos hombre chicas un amigo una casa unos zapatos un hombre unas chicas Álamo

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