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Nouns and Definite ArticlesChapter 2.2 Grammar

+In Spanish, all nouns belong to one of two gender categories:

-MASCULINE (usually end in –o)-FEMININE (usually end in –a)

carro (car): masculinefruta (fruit): feminine

+Singular nouns name one of something.

Plural nouns name more than one of something.

+If a singular noun ends in a VOWEL, add –s

estudiante estudiantes

If a singular noun ends in a CONSONANT, add –es

animal animales

+Definite articles are the word THE in Spanish.

In English we only have 1 definite article (the). In Spanish, there are 4:MASCULINE FEMININE

singular el laplural los las

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¿Quiénes son las muchachas allí? Who are the girls over there?

Son las compañeras de clase de Rafael. They are the Rafael’s classmates.

+Use definite articles to talk about a noun as a general category or when saying what you like with GUSTAR!

¿Cómo es la pizza?What’s pizza (in general) like?

Es deliciosa. Me gusta la pizza. It’s delicious. I like pizza.

+PRACTICA

TAREA:

Complete the NOUNS and DEFINITE articles WS

It is due when you walk in tomorrow