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Adjective Agreement for Indefinite Articles in Spanish
- Remember that the definite articles are el, la, los, las. What do these mean in English?
- THE
- The indefinite articles are different. Instead of el, la, los, las, they are UN, UNA, UNOS, and
UNAS. But how do we know which to use?
- Un, unos: A word is masculine if it ends in -o or -os. This does not mean that the object is a boy or associated with a
boy.
- Singular
Annotations:
- These words usually have "el" before them, which means "the"
- If the item is singular and masculine, which means it ends in O you use UN (a)
- Un libro (a book); Un vestido (a dress)
- Plural
- If the item is plural and masculine, which means it ends in OS, you use UNOS (some).
- Unos libros (some books); Unos vestidos (some dresses)
- Think of it this way: Both unos and the object it goes with end in OS!
- What about UNA and UNAS?
- A word is feminine if it ends in -a or -as. This does not mean that the object is a girl or associated with a girl.
- Singular
- If the item is singular and feminine, it ends in A, and goes with UNA, which also ends in A.
- Una manzana (an apple); una mochila (a backpack)
- Plural
- If the item is plural and feminine, it ends in AS and goes with UNAS, which also ends in AS
- Unas manzanas (some apples); unas mochilas (some backpacks)
- Think of it this way: Both the plural objects and indefinite article (unas) end in AS! They match!
- El=un, la=una, los=unos, las=unas
- So then how will you say "a" or "some" for these items?
- El Muchacho, las ventanas, el pupitre, la escuela, los alumnos, las fotografías
- Preguntas?
- Preguntas?
- El Muchacho, las ventanas, el pupitre, la escuela, los alumnos, las fotografías
- So then how will you say "a" or "some" for these items?
- El=un, la=una, los=unos, las=unas
- Think of it this way: Both the plural objects and indefinite article (unas) end in AS! They match!
- Unas manzanas (some apples); unas mochilas (some backpacks)
- If the item is plural and feminine, it ends in AS and goes with UNAS, which also ends in AS
- Plural
- Una manzana (an apple); una mochila (a backpack)
- If the item is singular and feminine, it ends in A, and goes with UNA, which also ends in A.
- Singular
- A word is feminine if it ends in -a or -as. This does not mean that the object is a girl or associated with a girl.
- What about UNA and UNAS?
- Think of it this way: Both unos and the object it goes with end in OS!
- Unos libros (some books); Unos vestidos (some dresses)
- If the item is plural and masculine, which means it ends in OS, you use UNOS (some).
- Plural
- Un libro (a book); Un vestido (a dress)
- Singular
- Un, unos: A word is masculine if it ends in -o or -os. This does not mean that the object is a boy or associated with a
boy.
- The indefinite articles are different. Instead of el, la, los, las, they are UN, UNA, UNOS, and
UNAS. But how do we know which to use?
- THE
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