GC 6: Definite articles (the)• As you’ve learned, every noun in Spanish falls into one of

two genders: masculine or feminine.• Remember that nouns ending with “-o” are usually

masculine, and those with “-a” are usually feminine.• The gender of all other nouns must be memorized→

el lápiz (masc.) , la clase (fem.)• The word “the” is rendered four different ways,

depending on gender (m. or f.) and number (sing. or plur.)• They are as follows:

masc. fem.

sing. El La

plur. Los Las