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Title: Definite and Indefinite Articles


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Definite and Indefinite Articles
  • Definite articles the in English refer to
    specific things or people. Indefinite articles a
    or an in English refer to nonspecific things or
    people.
  • I want to read the book that you have.
  • a specific book
  • I want to read a book.
  • any book no book in particular
  • Because articles are adjectives, in Spanish,
    Definite and Indefinite articles must agree with
    the noun they describe in gender and number.

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  • In Spanish the Definite articles the are el
    or la, depending upon the gender of the noun.
    el is masculine and la is feminine
  • El colegio the high school
  • la escuela the school

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  • In Spanish the Indefinite articles a or an
    are un or una.
  • Un colegio a high school
  • Una escuela a school
  • Un avión an airplane
  • una manzana an apple
  • Un and una can also mena one when used before a
    singular noun.
  • Tengo dos cuadernos y un lápiz.
  • I have two notebooks and one pencil.

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  • The plural forms of el and la are los and las.
    The plural forms of un and una are unos and unas.
    Unos and unas are usually translated as some.
  • Los libros están en la mesa. The books are on
    the table.
  • Unos libros están en la mesa. Some books are on
    the table.
  • Las revistas están en la mesa. The magazines are
    on the table.
  • Unas revistas están en la mesa. Some magazines
    are on the table.
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