Los artículos definidos

Los artículos definidos y indefinidos

In Spanish there are four definite articles: el, la, los, las. They all mean "the." El and La are the singular definite articles, and Los and Las, are the plural.

Multiple Choice

How many definite articles are there in Spanish?

• Hay dos. ( There are two.)

• Hay cinco. ( There are five.)

• Hay cuatro. ( There are four.)

Multiple Select

Check the definite articles:

• él, ella, usted

• el, la, los, las

• nosotros, nosotras

• el, la, ellos , ellas

Open Ended

Did you know that the definite article has to agree in gender and number with the noun?

Definite articles ( Artículos definidos)

Articles go before the noun

All words in Spanish have a gender

Article and noun ALWAYS agree in gender and number

Most words ending in “a” are feminine (there are exceptions)

Most words ending in “o” are masculine (there are exceptions)

Indefinite articles

In Spanish there are four indefinite articles: un, una, unos, unas: un/una mean "a" or "an." Unos and unas means "some."

Indefinite articles like definite articles

• Articles go before the noun

  
  

• All words in Spanish have a gender

• Article and noun ALWAYS agree in gender and number

• Most words ending in “a” are feminine (there are exceptions) Most words ending in “o” are masculine (there are exceptions)

Multiple Choice

How many indefinite articles are there in Spanish?

• Hay dos. ( There are two.)

• Hay tres. (There are three.)

• Hay cinco. (There are five.)

• Hay cuatro. ( There are four.)

Multiple Choice

What do "un" and "una" mean?

• a/an

• and/or

Multiple Select

What do "unos" and "unas "mean?

• one and two

• those

• some

• something

Examples of definite and indefinite articles

• la silla (the chair)

• una silla ( a chair)

• el libro ( the book)

• un libro ( a book)

• las sillas ( the chairs) vs. unas sillas ( some chairs)

• los libros ( the books) vs. unos libros ( some chairs)

To make nouns that end in "a," or "o," plural, add an "s."

• amigo becomes amigos

• amiga becomes amigas

To make nouns that end in a consonant plural, add "es."

• papel becomes papeles

• pared becomes paredes

Nouns that end in a "z" change the "z" to "c" en the plural:

• lápiz becomes lápices

• feliz becomes felices

Poll

Do you understand the difference between definite and indefinite articles?

• Yes

• No

• Mostly

• I need more practice.

Poll

Do you know how to make nouns and articles plural?

• Absolutely!

• No!

• I need more practice.