Nouns and Articles Sra. Alba Spanish 1. Nouns-Sustantivos A noun identifies people, animals,...

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Nouns and ArticlesSra. AlbaSpanish 1

Nouns-Sustantivos A noun identifies people, animals,

places, things, or ideas. Unlike English, all Spanish nouns, even

those that refer to non-living things, have gender-masculine or feminine.

As in English, nouns in Spanish also have number, meaning that they are wither singular or plural.

Nouns that refer to living things

Masculine Nouns El hombre ~ the man

el chico the boyel pasajero the male (M) passenger

el conductor the (M) driverel profesor the (M)teacher

el turista the (M) tourist

Feminine nouns La mujer ~ the woman

la chica the girlla pasajera the female passenger

la conductora the (F) driverla profesora the (F) teacher

la turista the (F) tourist

Ending in “o”

Ending in “or”

Ending in “ista” Ending in

“ista”

Ending in “ora”

Ending in “a”

Nouns that refer to NON-living things

Masculine Nouns

el cuaderno the notebookel número the number

el problema the problemel programa the program

el autobús the bus

Feminine nouns

la cosa the thingla escuela the school

la lección the lessonla conversación the conversation

la communidad the community

Ending in “o”

Ending in “ma”

Ending in “s”

Ending in “a”

Ending in “ción”

Ending in “dad”

Spanish articles Like English, Spanish uses both definite

(the) and indefinite articles (a, an) before nouns.

Unlike English, Spanish articles vary in form because they agree in gender and number with nouns they modify.

Definite articles: Masculine

Singular el diccionario the dictionary

Plural los diccionarios the dictionaries

Definite articles: Feminine

Singular la computadora the computer

Plural Las computadoras the computers

Indefinite articles: Masculine

Singular un pasajero a (one) passenger

Plural unos pasajeros some passengers

Indefinite articles: Feminine

Singular una fotografía

Plural unas fotografías

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