Definite and Indefinite Articles

Definite Articles

• El and la are called definite articles, and are equivalent to the word “the” in English

• El is used with masculine nouns and la is used with feminine nounsWe’ve already seen some examples

of el and la:

la carpeta la profesora

el libro el cuaderno

Indefinite Articles

• Un and una are called indefinite articles. Un is used in front of a masculine noun and una is used in front of a feminine noun.

• Un and una are equivalent to “a” or “an” in English.

una carpeta una profesora

un libro un cuaderno

Spanish English

Definite El The

La The

Indefinite Un A, an

Una A, an