Nouns and

Nouns and Articles

2Los sustantivos:Noun: person, place, thing, idea

En espaol, nouns have gender

Sustantivos masculinos / Sustantivos femeninos

Sustantivosmanzanamesachicamapalpizmanoescuelacuadernoestudiante

usually end in - o used with definite article el (the)el chicoel diarioel video

Sustantivos femeninosmay end in - a, - cin, - sin, - dad used with definite article la (the)La chicaLa leccinLa televisin La comunidad

Sustantivos masculinos:

La chica

Masculino:-o -ma-s

Feminino:-dadcin-a

Common noun endings en espaol

Irregular noun forms:El lpizEl mapaEl da

Some nouns have identical masculine and feminine forms:El turista/la turistaEl joven/la jovenEl estudiant/la estudianteEl chico/la chicaIrregular Nouns

-s (chicos)-es (comunidades)

Nouns that end in a vowel form the plural by adding s. Nouns that end in a consonant add es. Nouns that end in z change the z to c, then add es.

When a singular noun has an accent mark on the last syllable, the accent is dropped from the plural form:La leccin las lecciones

Plural Noun Endings:

What is an article?And article provides information about the noun.

Definite articles identify the noun as old and specific information.

An indefinite article identifies the noun as new general information. Ex:John went to the store.Definite articles, singular and plural:John carries the book.

John carries the books. A Review in Grammar

John carries a/an book/apple.

John carries some books.The Indefinite Article

Forma masculino, singular:un (un chico, un estudiante)

Forma feminino, singular:Una (una chica, una conversacin)

Forma masculino, plural:Unos (unos chicos, unos estudiantes)

Forma femeninio, plural:Unas (unas chicas, una conversaciones)Indefinite Articles en espaol

Practice Exercises____ chico es joven.____ lpices son amarillos (yellow).

Practice Exercises