Definite Articles!

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Definite Articles!

• Pg. 2 del paquete

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The Definite Articles

• A definite article is the equivalent of the word
  the in English.

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The Definite Articles

• In both English and Spanish, nouns name people,
  animals, places, or things.
• All SPANISH nouns have a masculine or feminine
  gender
• El chico the boy
• La chica the girl
• El sombrero the hat
• La falda the skirt

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Definite Articles (the)
Masculine singular Feminine singular
Masculine plural Feminine plural
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The Definite Articles pg 56

• El amigo gender masculine
• number singular
• What definite article do you need when you make
  the noun plural because you have more than one
  amigo?
• ___________ amigos.

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En los paquetes

• The girl ____________________
• The girls _____________________
• The boy ___________________________
• the boys ___________________
• The cookie _____________________
• The cookies __________________
• The man _________________
• The men ________________

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The Definite Articles

• When nouns identify ONE item, they are singular.
• The friend 1 friend el amigo
• The friend 1 friend la amiga
• Both el amigo and la amiga refer to 1 thing.
• El amigo is 1 masculine friend.
• La amiga is 1 feminine friend.

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The Definite Articles

• When identifying more than one item, the definite
  article is plural (more than 1)
• El amigo -gt Los amigos the friends (plural,
  masculine)
• Juan, Carlitos, and Sergio.
• Santiago, Malena, Nacho.
• La amiga -gtLas amigas the friends (plural,
  feminine)
• Patricia, Valentina, Tatiana

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The Definite Articles
Definite Article Noun
Singular (one) El The Chico Boy
Plural (more than one) Los The Chicos Boys
Singular (one) La The Chica Girl
Plural (more than one) Las The Chicas Girls
MASCUL INE
FEMININE
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The Definite Articles

• In Spanish, the definite article that goes with
  each noun will match its gender and number.
  
  (masc or fem) (how many
  singular or plural)
• EXAMPLE
• Los sombreros the hats
• Gender masculine
• Number plural
• LOS is correct.

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Indefinite Articles
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Indefinite Articles

• In English, the equivalent of to indefinite
  article is a or some.
• Ex
• A girl, some girls
• A boy, some boys

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Indefinite Articles

• In Spanish, the indefinite article ALSO agrees
  with GENDER and NUMBER.
• (masc/fem) (sing/plural)
• A boy un chico
• Some boys unos chicos
• A girl una chica
• Some girls unas chicas

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Indefinite Articles (a or some)
Masculine singular Feminine singular
Masculine plural Feminine plural
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En los paquetes

• A girl ______________
• Some girls _________________
• A boy________________
• some boys ___________________
• a cookie _____________________
• Some cookies __________________
• a man _________________
• some men ________________

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Indefinite Articles
Indefinite Article Noun
Singular (one) Un A Chico Boy
Plural (more than one) Unos Some Chicos Boys
Singular (one) Una A Chica Girl
Plural (more than one) Unas Some Chicas Girls
MASCUL INE
FEMIN INE
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Indefinite Articles

• Try these
• 1. A hat __________________.
• 2. A shirt ___________________.
• 3. A friend (masc)__________________.
• 4. A woman ____________________.

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Indefinite Articles

• Try these
• 1. Some friends (masc) _____________________.
• 2. Some pants ________________________.
• 3. Some men ________________________.
• 4. Some shirts _____________________.

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Indefinite Articles

• Lets mix them up!
• A sweater________________________
• Some jackets ___________________
• Some dresses_________________
• Some socks ___________________
• A hat ___________________

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Def and Indef

• 1. The boys _____________________
• 2. The girl ____________________
• 3. A friend (fem) ____________________
• 4. Some T-shirts ___________________
• 5. The jeans _____________________

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1. _____(a) camisa.
2. _______ (some) vestidos.
3. _____(a) sombrero.
4. _____(some) faldas.