The articles in English are a an and the The articles in Spanish are Un una unos unas El la los las Ellathe Ununaaan Loslasthe plural Unosunasaan plural ID: 280333
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The Articles
The articles in English are “a,” “an,” and “the.”The articles in Spanish are:Un, una, unos, unasEl, la, los, las
El/la=the Un/una=a/an
Los/las=the (plural) Unos/unas=a/an (plural)Slide2
There are 4 definite articles and 4 indefinite articles in Spanish, depending on whether the noun is feminine or masculine, singular or plural. We’re only looking at the definite.
Masculine Feminine
Singular
Plural
El - the
La - the
Los - the
Las - the
El, La, Los, and Los all mean “the.”Slide3
¿
Masculine or Feminine?Slide4
¿
How do you know?
Words that end in “o” are normally masculine.
Words that end in “a” are normally feminine.Slide5
la
fiesta
¿Masculine or Feminine?Slide6
videojuegos
los
¿Masculine or Feminine?Slide7
helado
el
¿Masculine or Feminine?Slide8
¿Masculine or Feminine?
casa
LaSlide9
¿Masculine or Feminine?
Piscina
LaSlide10
hamburguesa
la
¿Masculine or Feminine?Slide11
¿Masculine or Feminine?
gimnasio
elSlide12
carro
el
¿Masculine or Feminine?Slide13
Libros
los
¿Masculine or Feminine?Slide14
comida
la
¿Masculine or Feminine?Slide15
vestido
el
¿Masculine or Feminine?
Words are not masculine or feminine because they are associated with a man or woman.Slide16
corbata
la
¿Masculine or Feminine?Slide17
Día
el
¿Masculine or Feminine?Slide18
¿Masculine or Feminine?
mapa
elSlide19
Realize that this is a rule but it can be broken.
Also, words end in other letters than “a” or “o,” so it’s important than when you learn the vocabulary, learn whether they are feminine or masculine.