Post on 03-Jan-2016
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Articles, nouns and contractions oh my!
The POWER of the article THE
1. There are four ways to express THE in Spanish
2. The four ways are:• El• La• Los• Las• 3. The = el, la, los, las
Nouns
• El• La• Los• Las
1. All Spanish nouns are
preceded by either -
2. Two things you can tell about a Spanish noun by looking at the article are: gender and the number
Wow, articles are powerful in
Spanish!
gender
3. In Spanish, nouns distinguish between masculine and feminine. (gender)
4. We say that ALL nouns carry a gender.
When a noun ends in:
5. -o it is normally masculine
6. -a it is normally feminine
gender
7. The gender of the noun is ALWAYS determined by the article (el, la, los, las).• La nariz – feminine• La mano – feminine
exceptions
8. There are exceptions: You have to look at the article (el, la, los, las) to make sure. Example: la mano
• The article determines the gender so the gender of la mano is………feminine
• Not all nouns end with –o and –a
Example: la nariz,
9. The gender of nouns that don’t end in O or A must be memorized!
10. You can´t predict the gender of a noun, except in the case of a living creature.
• Don´t try to analyze the nature of the object, looking for some inherent masculinity or femininity. It won't work!
11. Example: el vestido
number
12. Spanish nouns also distinguish between singular and plural.
13. We say that each noun carries a number.
If a noun is preceded by:
14. los or las it is a plural noun
15. el or la it is a singular noun
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More than 1
Sooooo, the article tells:
16. The gender (feminine or masculine) and the number of the noun (singular or plural).
examples of number and gender
• El chico (singular, masculine)• La chica (singular, feminine)• Los chicos (plural, masculine)• Las chicas (plural, feminine)• El pelo
(singular, masculine)• La puerta
(singular, feminine)• Los ojos
(plural, masculine)
Day 2
Review
• What are the four ways to say THE in Spanish?• El, La, Los, Las• These are called the DEFINITE ARTICLES.• What are the masculine definite articles?• El, los• What are the feminine definite articles?• La, las• What are the plural definite articles?• Las, Los
The Indefinite Article
17. Use the definite article (el, la los, las) to indicate a particular object/person (THE),
18. Use an indefinite article to indicate a general or vague object/person (a, an, one, some)
The Indefinite Articles are:
19. Singluar Plural
Masculine: Un - A/An/One Unos - Some
Feminine: Una - A/An/One Unas - Some
20. If you’re not sure which indefinite article to pick (un, una, unos, unas), think about the definite (el, la, los,las) article that goes with the noun.
21. El -> un Los -> unos
22. La -> una Las -> unas
23. You DO NOT use the definite article and indefinite article together. You pick one or the other, depending on the meaning of the sentence.
24. The boy = el chico A boy = un chico
25. The girls = Las chicas Some girls = Unas chicas
Day 3 Possession & Forced Contractions
Review
• What are the four ways to say THE in Spanish?
• El, La, Los, Las
• These are called the DEFINITE ARTICLES.
• What are the masculine definite articles?
• El, los
• What are the feminine definite articles?
• La, las
• What are the plural definite articles?
• Las, Los
Review
• What are the four ways to say A/ONE/SOME in Spanish?
• Un, Una, Unos, Unas
• These are called the INDEFINITE ARTICLES.
• What are the masculine indefinite articles?
• Un, Unos
• What are the feminine indefinite articles?
• Una, Unas
• What are the plural indefinite articles?
• Unas, unos
posession
1. You can’t use ‘s in Spanish!!!!
2: De is used to show possession.
3. De means OF or FROM
4. You can’t say: La chica’s el pelo
You must say: El pelo de la chica
5. Examples: La boca de la chica.
El pelo de la muchacha
Forced Contractions
6 . You can’t say de el. You must say del.
7. del means “of the” for de + el
8. Example La boca del chico
9. This is called a forced contraction.
10: WRONG: La boca de el chico
11. WRONG: La boca del la chica.
12. CORRECT: La boca de la chica.
Forced Contractions
13. A means at or to
14. Another forced contraction = AL (a el)
15. Example: La chica anda al chico
16. You can’t say a el. You must say al.
17. You can’t contract a + la.
18. Example: El chico anda a la silla.
“formulas”
al
19. a + el = al
20. Example: El chico anda al señor.
del
21. de + el = del
22. Example: El sombrero del señor.
Practica con al
1. El chico anda______puerta.
(a la/al)
2. La boca salta___________ojo.
(a la/al)
3. El ojo anda ____________chica.
(a la/al)
4. La chica salta __________ señor.
(a la/al)
a la
al
a la
al
Practica con del
1. El ojo______chico.
(de la/del)
2. La boca ___________chica.
(de la/del)
3. La mano____________señor.
(de la/del)
4. El pelo________clase.
(de la/del)
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de la
del
de la