Unidad 1Leccion 2
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Unidad 1Leccion 2
Definite vs. Indefinite Articles
Los Objetivos
What are articles and how do we use them?
What does gender and number mean? What are the differences between
definite and indefinite articles? What are adjectives and how do we
use them? How are they different in Spanish?
Leccion 1: Definite vs. Indefinite Articles
Before we can talk about articles, we must learn about nouns in Spanish.
What is a noun?
Nouns (cont.)
All nouns in Spanish have both
and
Gender
Masculine vs. feminine
Sometimes, nouns in Spanish show their gender by ending in ______ for masculine and ______ for feminine.
Gender (cont.)
If you change the gender of a noun then you change the meaning of the word.
Ejemplo:
Chico = ropa =
Chica = ropo =
Number
Singular vs. plural Nouns show their number by ending in
or
*note: if a noun ends in –s or –es it is plural.
Ejemplos: What is the gender and number of the following 4 nouns?
Blusa Sombreros Chico Chaquetas
Fem./Sing. Masc./Plural Masc./Singular Fem./Plural
Articles
What are articles? Articles in Spanish help to identify the
gender and number of nouns. They do not serve this purpose in English
Ejemplos: Can you identify the gender and number of the nouns based on the article?
La blusa Los calcetines El policía La policía
Fem./Sing
Masc./Plural
Masc./Singular
Fem./Singular
Articles (cont.)
There are two types of articles.
Definite
Indefinite
Definite Articles
Shows something specific What do they mean?
Definite Articles (cont.)
Cont.
El = masc./sing.
La = fem./sing.
Los = masc./plural
Las = fem./ plural
Ejemplos
La blusa El calcetín Las blusas Los calcetines El sombrero Las faldas
Indefinite Articles
Shows something non-specific What do they mean?
This depends on the noun
Indefinite Articles (cont.)
Cont.
un = masc./sing.
una = fem./sing.
unos = masc./plural
unas = fem./ plural
Ejemplos
una blusa un calcetín unas blusas unos calcetines un sombrero unas faldas
A blouse A sock Some blouses Some socks A hat Some skirts
Practica(Fill in the blank with your articles)
Definite
1. _____ paginas
2. _____ maestra
3. _____ perros
4. _____ vestido
5. _____ amiga
Indefinite
1. _____ sombrero
2. _____ doctora
3. _____ zapatos
4. _____ libro
5. _____ cuadernos
Practica (translate)
1. A boy
2. The friends
3. A teacher (male)
4. Some books
5. The page
1.The boys are funny.
2. Maria is lazy.
3. Susana and Juana are serious.
Self Check
What are articles and what do they do?
What are your definite articles and what do they mean?
What are your indefinite articles and what do they mean?