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Articles, nouns and contractions oh my!

Articles, nouns and contractions oh my!. The POWER of the article THE. 1. T here are four ways to express THE i n Spanish 2. The four ways are: El La Los Las 3. The = el, la, los, las. Nouns. El La Los L as. 1. All Spanish nouns are preceded by either -.

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Articles, nouns and contractions oh my!

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  1. Articles, nouns and contractions oh my!

  2. The POWER of the article THE 1. There are four ways to express THEin Spanish 2. The four ways are: • El • La • Los • Las • 3. The = el, la, los, las

  3. Nouns • El • La • Los • Las 1. All Spanish nouns are preceded by either -

  4. 2. Two things you can tell about a Spanish noun by looking at the article are: gender and the number Wow, articles are powerful in Spanish!

  5. gender 3. In Spanish, nouns distinguish between masculine and feminine. (gender) 4. We say that ALL nouns carry a gender. Whena noun ends in: 5. -o it is normally masculine 6. -a itis normally feminine

  6. gender 7. The gender of the noun is ALWAYS determined by the article (el, la, los,las). • Lanariz – feminine • Lamano – feminine

  7. 8. There are exceptions: You have to look at the article (el, la, los, las) to make sure. Example: lamano The article determines the gender so the gender of lamano is………feminine Not all nouns end with –o and –a Example: lanariz, 9. The gender of nouns that don’t end in O or A must be memorized! exceptions

  8. 10. You can´t predict the gender of a noun, except in the case of a living creature. • Don´t try to analyze the nature of the object, looking for some inherent masculinity or femininity. It won't work! 11. Example:elvestido

  9. number More than 1 12. Spanish nouns also distinguish between singular and plural. 13. We say that each noun carries a number. If a noun is preceded by: 14. los or las it is apluralnoun 15. el or la it is a singular noun #

  10. Sooooo, the article tells: 16. The gender (feminine or masculine) and the number of the noun (singular or plural).

  11. examples of number and gender • El chico (singular, masculine) • La chica (singular, feminine) • Los chicos (plural, masculine) • Las chicas (plural, feminine) • El pelo (singular, masculine) • La puerta (singular, feminine) • Los ojos (plural, masculine)

  12. Day 2

  13. Review • What are the four ways to say THE in Spanish? • El, La, Los, Las • These are called the DEFINITE ARTICLES. • What are the masculine definite articles? • El, los • What are the feminine definite articles? • La, las • What are the plural definite articles? • Las, Los

  14. The Indefinite Article 17. Use the definite article (el, la los, las) to indicate a particular object/person (THE), 18. Use an indefinite article to indicate a generalor vague object/person (a, an, one, some)

  15. The Indefinite Articles are: 19. Singluar Plural Masculine: Un - A/An/OneUnos - Some Feminine: Una - A/An/OneUnas - Some

  16. 20. If you’re not sure which indefinite article to pick (un, una, unos, unas), think about the definite (el, la, los,las)article that goes with the noun. 21. El -> un Los -> unos 22. La -> una Las -> unas

  17. 23. You DO NOT use the definite article and indefinite article together. You pick one or the other, depending on the meaning of the sentence. 24. The boy = el chicoA boy = un chico 25. The girls = Las chicas Some girls = Unas chicas

  18. Day 3 Possession & Forced Contractions

  19. Review • What are the four ways to say THE in Spanish? • El, La, Los, Las • These are called the DEFINITE ARTICLES. • What are the masculine definite articles? • El, los • What are the feminine definite articles? • La, las • What are the plural definite articles? • Las, Los

  20. Review • What are the four ways to say A/ONE/SOME in Spanish? • Un, Una, Unos, Unas • These are called the INDEFINITE ARTICLES. • What are the masculine indefinite articles? • Un, Unos • What are the feminine indefinite articles? • Una, Unas • What are the plural indefinite articles? • Unas, unos

  21. posession 1. You can’t use ‘s in Spanish!!!! 2: De is used to showpossession. 3. De means OF or FROM 4. You can’t say: La chica’s el pelo You must say: El pelo de la chica 5. Examples: La boca de la chica. El pelo de la muchacha

  22. Forced Contractions 6 . You can’t say de el.You must say del. 7. del means “of the” for de + el 8. ExampleLa boca del chico 9. This is called a forced contraction. 10: WRONG: La boca de el chico 11. WRONG: La boca del la chica. 12. CORRECT: La boca de la chica.

  23. Forced Contractions 13. A means at or to 14. Another forced contraction = AL (a el) 15. Example: La chicaanda al chico 16. You can’t say a el. You must say al. 17. You can’t contract a + la. 18. Example: El chicoanda a la silla.

  24. “formulas” al 19. a + el = al 20. Example:El chico anda al señor. del 21. de + el = del 22. Example: El sombrero del señor.

  25. 1. El chicoanda______puerta. (a la/al) La bocasalta___________ojo. (a la/al) El ojoanda ____________chica. (a la/al) 4. La chicasalta __________ señor. (a la/al) Practica con al a la al a la al

  26. Practica con del 1. El ojo______chico. (de la/del) • La boca ___________chica. (de la/del) • La mano____________señor. (de la/del) 4. El pelo________clase. (de la/del) del de la del de la

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