Nouns and Articles A noun is a word used to identify places, things, animals and people. In Spanish nouns have gender; they are considered either masculine or feminine. They also, have number which means that they are either singular (one) or plural (more than one).
Spanish has four forms of indefinite articles: Un/una/unos/unas.
una = singular (feminine) unos = plural (masculine) unas=plural (feminine) Examples: a dog = un perro a girl= una chica some dogs= unos perros some girls=unas chicas Definite articles Spanish has four forms of definite articles. You use definite articles to refer to specific nouns.
la = singular (feminine) los = plural (masculine) las=plural (feminine) Examples: el libro=the book la computadora=the computer los libros=the books las computadoras=the computers Quick review: This video explains gender rules and articles in Spanish. This video explains, how to use masculine and feminine nouns in Spanish. Gender of Nouns In Spanish nouns have gender and they must agree in gender and number (singular or plural) with the article. Common rules: 1) Nouns ending in –o or –or are masculine
Generally, you can make a masculine noun feminine by replacing the “o” with an "a," but there are a few exceptions:
Changing the number of nouns All nouns in Spanish also have a number, singular or plural (it is the same in English). It is rather easy to make singular nouns plural.
el chico > los chicos un chico > unos chicos When changing your article, make sure you pay attention to whether the article was definite or indefinite.
la nacionalidad > las nacionalidades
el lápiz > los lápices
This video explains nouns in Spanish Video created by spanishisyouramigo Activity #1:
One-Pager of Articles and Nouns You learned about gender of articles and nouns in Spanish and took notes (APUNTES) on your Interactive Notebook. So today you will process these grammar concepts by creating a ONE-Pager.
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melody
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