Post on 22-Apr-2015
DEFINITE ARTICLESel, la, los, las
GENDER – masculine and feminineIn Spanish, all nouns (people, animals,
places or things) are either masculine or feminine.
You can tell by looking at the el or la in front of the word.
el and la
el in front of the word means it’s masculine
la in front of the word means it’s feminine
los and las - plurality
el is singular, los is pluralla is singular, las is pluralGenerally speaking, el, la, los and las mean THE
el, la, los, lasFor example:
la camisetathe t-shirt
las camisetasthe t-shirts
el, la, los, las
el vestidothe dress
los vestidosthe dresses
How do I know the gender of a new word?Usually when a word ends in “O” it’s
masculine.
Usually when a word ends in “A”it’s feminine.
el chico, el libro, el niño, el sombrero
la chica, la chaqueta, la camisa, la pluma
How do I know the gender of a new word?
If the word does not end in “O” or “A” like: suéter
paísprosperidadsecador
You have to simply learn and memorize the gender of the word
How do I know the gender of the word?Once in a while a word that ends in
“o”will have a “la”in front of it. Again, gender of words is something you just learn and memorize with time.
Example: la mano hand la radio
radio
You try:
The girl = la chica
The girls = _______________
answer
The girl = la chica
The girls = las chicas
You try:
the hat = el sombrero
the hats = _______________
the hat = el sombrero
the hats = los sombreros
el, la, los, las?
______ zapato
______ chaqueta
______ zapatos
answerel zapato
la chaqueta
los zapatos
el, la, los, las?
____ sombrero
____ chicas
____ amiga
answerel sombrero
las chicas
la amiga