1.4 Gender and Number of Definite and Indefinite Articles
Género y número de los artículos
The English language has two kinds of articles.
| Definite Article | Indefinite Article (any) |
|---|---|
| The Spanish book. | A book. An apple. |
The Spanish language has the two articles as well, but they are characterized by:
- gender
- number
Both articles, definite or indefinite, must agree with the noun.
el libro verde.
El is the definite article, libro is the noun, verde is very specific.
Notice that all three are masculine/singular.
un libro.
Un is the indefinite article, libro is the noun.
Notice that both are masculine/singular.
los libros verdes.
Los is the definite article, libros is the noun, verdes is very specific.
Notice that all three are masculine/plural.
| Gender Singular | Gender Pural | |
|---|---|---|
| The Definite | el/la (the) | los/las |
| The Indefinite | un/una (a, an) | unos, unas |
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“Topic 1 Gender and Number of Definite and Indefinite Articles” in Spanish 001 PSU New Kensington by Ana Ivette Serrano is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
