Spanish Nouns, Plurals, and Articles
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Noun
person, places, things, or ideas
In Spanish, all nouns have 2 things
Gender and Number
Gender
Masculine or Feminine
Number
Singular or Plural
Nouns that refer to males are generally ______________.
Masculine
Nouns that refer to females are generally ______________.
Feminine
Many nouns referring to males end in ______________.
o (chico), or (conductor)
Many nouns referring to females end in ______________.
a (chica), ora (conductora)
Some nouns are the same for masculine and feminine, so look at the ______________.
article (el, la, los, las)
Many masculine nouns for nonliving things end in ______________.
o (cuaderno), ma (problema), s (país)
Many feminine nouns for nonliving things end in ______________.
a (palabra), ción (nación), dad (comunidad)
When a singular noun ends in a vowel, add an __ to make it plural.
s (chico - chicos)
When a singular noun ends in a consonant, add an __ to make it plural.
es (comunidad - comunidades)
When a singular noun ends in z, change the z to _ and add _.
Change the z to c and add es (el lápiz - los lápices)
If a noun has an accent on the final syllable, drop the _____________________ when you make it plural
accent (la conversación- las conversaciones)
In most cases, when there is an accent mark on the last syllable of a singular noun, the accent mark is _________ in the plural form.
Dropped (la lección - las lecciones)
Use the ________ and _______ form of nouns to refer to a mixed group of boys and girls.
Masculine & Plural
There are ____ ways to say "the" in Spanish.
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Masculine singular "the"
el (el número)
Feminine singular "the"
la (la profesora)
Masculine plural "the"
los (los hombres)
Feminine plural "the"
las (las mujeres)
Masculine singular "a/an"
un (un video)
Feminine singular "a/an"
una (una escuela)
Masculine "some"
unos (unos profesores)
Feminine "some"
unas (unas chicas)
Spanish definite articles
el, la, los, las
Spanish indefinite articles
un, una, unos, unas
el hombre
the man
el chico
the boy
el pasajero
the passenger (m)
el conductor
the driver (m)
el profesor
the professor (m)
la mujer
the woman
la chica
the girl
la pasajera
the passenger (f)
la conductora
the driver (f)
la profesora
the professor (f)
el cuaderno
the notebook
el diario
the diary
el diccionario
the dictionary
el número
the number
el video
the video
el problema
the problem
el programa
the program
el autobús
the bus
el país
the country
la cosa
the thing
la escuela
the school
la maleta
the suitcase
la mochila
the backpack
la palabra
the word
la lección
the lesson
la conversación
the conversation
la nacionalidad
the nationality
la comunidad
the community
el turista
the tourist (m)
el joven
the young man
el estudiante
the student (m)
la turista
the tourist (f)
la joven
the young woman
la estudiante
the student (f)
el diccionario
the dictionary
los diccionarios
the dictionaries
un pasajero
a (one) passenger
unos pasajeros
some passengers
la computadora
the computer
las computadoras
the computers
una fotografía
a (one) photograph
unas fotografías
some photographs
Excepciones masculinas
el día, el mapa
Excepciones femeninas
la mano
el día
the day
el mapa
the map
la mano
the hand