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Nouns and Articles

Nouns and Articles. Los sustantivos :. Noun : person, place, thing, idea En español , nouns have gender Sustantivos masculinos / Sustantivos femeninos. Sustantivos. cuaderno. escuela. manzana. mesa. mano. chica. l ápiz. estudiante. mapa. Sustantivos masculinos :.

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Nouns and Articles

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  1. Nouns and Articles

  2. Los sustantivos: • Noun: person, place, thing, idea • En español, nouns have gender • Sustantivosmasculinos / Sustantivosfemeninos

  3. Sustantivos cuaderno escuela manzana mesa mano chica lápiz estudiante mapa

  4. Sustantivosmasculinos: • usually end in “- o” • used with definite article “el” (“the”) el chico el diario el video Sustantivosfemeninos • may end in “- a”, “- ción”, • “- sión”, “- dad” • used with definite article “la” (“the”) La chicaLa lección La televisiónLa comunidad La chica

  5. Common noun endings en español Masculino: • -o • -ma • -s Feminino: • -dad • ción • -a

  6. Irregular Nouns Irregular noun forms: • El lápiz • El mapa • El día Some nouns have identical masculine and feminine forms: • El turista/la turista • El joven/la joven • El estudiant/la estudiante • El chico/la chica

  7. Plural Noun Endings: • -s (chicos) • -es (comunidades) Nouns that end in a vowel form the plural by adding –s. Nouns that end in a consonant add –es. Nouns that end in –z change the –z to –c, then add –es. When a singular noun has an accent mark on the last syllable, the accent is dropped from the plural form: La lección → laslecciones

  8. A Review in Grammar • What is an article? • And article provides information about the noun. • Definite articles identify the noun as old and specific information. • An indefinite article identifies the noun as new general information. Ex: John went to the store. Definite articles, singular and plural: John carries the book. John carries the books.

  9. The Indefinite Article • John carries a/an book/apple. • John carries some books.

  10. Indefinite Articles en español Forma masculino, singular: • un (un chico, un estudiante) Forma feminino, singular: • Una (unachica, una conversación) • Forma masculino, plural: • Unos (unoschicos, unosestudiantes) • Forma femeninio, plural: • Unas (unaschicas, unaconversaciones)

  11. Practice Exercises ____ chicoesjoven. ____ lápices son amarillos (yellow).

  12. Practice Exercises

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