Definite and Indefinite Articles

Use of articles with specific and unspecified things

Definite articles All nouns in Spanish

are masculine or feminine.

In Spanish, the definite article (the) that accompanies a noun will match its gender and number.

Definite article

Noun

Singular masculine

El(the)

Chico(boy)

Plural masculine

Los(the)

Chicos(boys)

Singularfeminine

La(the)

Chica(girl)

Plural feminine

Las(the)

Chicas(girls)

Definite articles (continued) Son para el concurso.

El matches concurso. A los nuevos amigos.

Los matches amigos. The gender of a noun must be learned. Usually

Nouns ending with –o are masculine Nouns ending with –a are feminine.

Indefinite articles A noun may

sometimes appear with an indefinite article (a, an or some).

The indefinite article that accompanies a noun will also match its gender and number.

Indefinitearticle

Noun

Singular masculine

Un(a)

Chico(boy)

Plural masculine

Unos(some)

Chicos(boys)

Singular feminine

Una(a)

Chica(girl)

Plural feminine

Unas(some)

Chicas(girls)

Modelos El sombrero es rojo.

The hat is red La blusa es azul.

The blouse is blue Una camisa es buena.

A shirt is good. Un chico es un estudiante.

A boy is a student. Unas camisetas son marrónes.

Some T-shirts are brown.