ARTICLES
Definite Articles
•Definite articles are used in English to indicate specific persons, places, or things.
•In English: the
•The boy is tall.El chico es alto.
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Definite Articles in Spanish
•In Spanish definite articles must agree or match in gender and in number with thenoun .
•Therefore, there are 4 definite articles in Spanish.
singular
plural
masculine
el (the)
los (the)
feminine
la (the)
las (the)
chico/chica
singular
plural
masculine
el chico the boy
los chicos the boys
feminine
la chica the girl
las chicas the girls
The definite article matches or agrees with the noun ingender and number (masculine/feminine andsingular/plural)
For example:
•El chico es alto. Los chicos son altos.
-masculine singular noun -masculine plural nounmasculine singular articleand masculine plural article
•La chica es alta.Las chicas son altas.
-feminine singular noun and-feminine plural noun andfeminine singular articlefeminine plural article
Let’s practice:
Fill in the blank with the correct Spanish definite article:
1.________ amigo6. _______mujer
2. ________ chicas7. _______ persona
3. ________ hombre8. _______ amigos
4. ________referescos9. _______ papas fritas
5.________ frutas10. ______ chico
Indefinite Articles
•Indefinite articles are used in English to indicate nonspecific persons, places, orthings.
•In English: a,an,some
•Juan is a boy.Juan es un chico.
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Definite Articles in Spanish
•In Spanish, indefinite articles must agree or match in gender and in number withthe noun .
•Therefore, there are 4 indefinite articles in Spanish.
singular
plural
masculine
un(a,an)
unos(some)
feminine
una(a,an)
unas(some)
chico/chica
singular
plural
masculine
un chico a boy
unos chicos some boys
feminine
una chica a girl
unas chicas some girls
The indefinite article matches or agrees with the noun ingender and number (masculine/feminine andsingular/plural)
For example:
•Juan es un amigo. Juan y Luis son unos amigos.
-masculine singular noun and-masculine plural nounmasculine singular articleand masculine plural article
•Juana es una amiga.Juana y Luisa son unas amigas.
-feminine singular noun and-feminine plural noun andfeminine singular articlefeminine plural article
Let’s practice:
Fill in the blank with the correct Spanish indefinite article:
1.________ amigo6. _______mujer
2. ________ chicas7. _______ persona
3. ________ hombre8. _______ amigos
4. ________referescos9. _______ papas fritas
5.________ frutas10. ______ chico