Definite and Indefinite Articles; Definite and Indefinite Articles; Noun-Adjective AgreementNoun-Adjective Agreement

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Nouns & GenderNouns & Gender

All nouns have a gender, either All nouns have a gender, either masculinemasculine or or femininefeminine

Nouns ending in Nouns ending in “o”“o” are usually are usually masculinemasculine

Nouns ending in Nouns ending in “a”“a” are usually are usually femininefeminine

To make a noun plural…To make a noun plural…

Nouns ending in a vowel, add “s”Nouns ending in a vowel, add “s”

Nouns ending in a consonant, add Nouns ending in a consonant, add “es”“es”

Definite articles (“Definite articles (“thethe”)”)

Indicates a specific person place or Indicates a specific person place or thingthing

Use . . .Use . . .– elel with a singular, with a singular, masculinemasculine noun noun– lala with a singular, with a singular, femininefeminine noun noun– loslos with a plural, with a plural, masculinemasculine noun noun– laslas with a plural, with a plural, femininefeminine noun noun

Indefinite articlesIndefinite articles (“(“a/ana/an”)”)

Indicates a nonspecific person, place or Indicates a nonspecific person, place or thingthing

Use . . .Use . . .– unun with a singular, with a singular, masculinemasculine noun noun– unauna with a singular, with a singular, femininefeminine noun noun– unosunos with a plural, with a plural, masculinemasculine noun noun– unasunas with a plural, with a plural, femininefeminine noun noun

Noun-Adjective AgreementNoun-Adjective Agreement

An adjective is used to describe a nounAn adjective is used to describe a noun In Spanish, the adjective almost always In Spanish, the adjective almost always

comes comes afterafter the noun the noun An adjective must agree with the noun An adjective must agree with the noun

it describes it describes – LaLa chic chicaa bonit bonitaa –– a a femininefeminine noun noun

needs a needs a femininefeminine adjective adjective– ElEl chic chicoo atlétic atléticoo – a – a masculinemasculine noun noun

needs a needs a masculinemasculine adjective adjective

Noun-Adjective Agreement (cont.)Noun-Adjective Agreement (cont.)

Adjectives that end in “e” or a Adjectives that end in “e” or a consonant usually match both consonant usually match both genders (inteligente, joven)genders (inteligente, joven)

To make an adjective plural, add “s” To make an adjective plural, add “s” if it ends in a vowel; add “es” if it if it ends in a vowel; add “es” if it ends in a consonantends in a consonant