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Definite and Indefinite Articles in Spanish
Definite Articles
In English, the definite article is “the.” However, in Spanish it is el, la, los, and las. Spanish has four different forms and they agree in NUMBER and in GENDER.
el (masculine/ singular) los ( masculine/ plural)
el libro Los libros La (Feminine/ singular) las (feminine/ plural)
just one more than one
la mochila las mochilas
just one More than one
the book The books
The backpack The backpacks
Definite Articles In English, the definite article is “the.”
However, in Spanish it is el and la.
el (just one) la
los (more than one) las
Masculine Feminine
In Spanish, the definite article agrees with a noun in gender (feminine or masculine) and in number (singular or plural).
Ex: el libro la mochila the book the backpack
los libros las mochilas the books the backpacks
plural
singular
Indefinite Articles In English, the indefinite article is the word
"a," "an," or "some.”
Ex: a cookie an apple some books
In Spanish, it is un, una, unos, and unas. Spanish has four different forms and they agree in NUMBER and in GENDER.
un (masculine/singular) unos (masculine/plural)
un cuaderno unos cuadernos una (feminine/singular) unas (feminine/plural)
just one more than one
unas plumas
just one more than one
a notebook some notebooks
una plumaa pen some pens
In Spanish, the indefinite article agrees with a noun in gender (masculine or feminine) and in number (singular or plural).
un (a /an) just one una
unos (some) more than one
unas
Masculine Feminine
Singular
Plural
Ex: un libro una pluma a book a pen
unos libros unas plumas some books some pens
a/an a/an some
Note: Remember, as long as the group has at least one male member, the masculine plural article is used.
Ex: Unos libros y mochilas. Los libros y mochilas.
What is the differencebetween definite articles and indefinite
articles?
Definite articles are referring to something specific.
Ex: I am looking for the boy with blue hair.
Indefinite articles are not specific. Ex: I am looking for a boy. (could be any boy)
Traduce al español:Ex: a pencil = un lápiz
Don’t forget to check for adjective agreement!
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