Definite Articles & Nouns THE. In English there is only 1 way to say THE In Spanish there are 4 ways...
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Definite Articles & Nouns
THE
THE
• In English there is only 1 way to say THE
• In Spanish there are 4 ways to say THE
• Which way you use depends on which word the THE is talking about
Nouns
• Nouns refer to people, places, things and ideas.
• In Spanish, nouns have gender. They are either masculine or feminine.
Masculine Nouns
• Masculine nouns are words that usually end in “o”.
• Other masculine nouns usually end in “e” or consonants.
Feminine Nouns
• Feminine nouns usually end in “a”
Tricky Nouns
• Phrases that use 3 words – look at the first word to determine its gender
El par de zapatos
El par de tenis
Los pantalones cortos
Tricky Nouns
• There are a few exceptions to the rule:
El paraguas
Spanish THE
• In English there is only 1 way to say THE, but in Spanish there are 4 ways:
M F
S El La
P Los Las
Practica
1. _____ falda 5. _____ guante
2. _____ sombrero 6. _____ vestido
3. _____ camisa 7. _____ abrigo
4. _____ cinturón 8. _____ corbata
La
El
La
El
ElEl
El
La
