Articles

1. ARTICLES
FLOR BERTHA CARAVANTES RODRÍGUEZ
JULIO CESAR TOCHE FLORES

2. ARTICLES
In English there are only three articles:
• A
• An
• The
There are two types of articles :
• indefinite 'a' and 'an'
• or definite 'the'.

3. Definite article
• Both English and Spanish the definite article to refer to a particular object is
used.
• The definite article is very simple, always used "the".

4. Definite article
Definite Article Meaning
The el (male)
la (female)
lo (neutral)
los (plural)
las (plural)

5. Examples to definite article
The car is mine
El coche es mio
The chair has 4 legs
La silla tiene 4 patas
The cabinets are open
Los armarios están abiertos

6. Definite article
• It is generally pronounced as "de":
• But if it precedes another word started with a vowel is pronounced "di".

7. Indefinite article
• In English, the indefinite article to refer to an element without specifying
what is used.
• The indefinite article is:
• a (pronounced "a")

8. Indefinite article
Indefinite
article
Meaning
Singular a un
una
Plural (Omitted) unos
unas

9. Examples to Indefinite article
• I have a car
yo tengo un coche
• He has a wife and two kids
Él tiene una mujer y dos hijos
• CAUTION: In English only the indefinite article is used in the singular. In plural
simply omitted:
I have dogs

10. Indefinite article: 'an'
• If the article is followed by a word beginning (his pronunciation) a vowel "an" is
used instead of "a".
I ate half of an apple
• But beware:
I am a European
• Although 'European' begins with a vowel, it begins with a consonant, so "an" but
simply "a" is not used.

11. Omission of Article in English
In English the article is omitted with:
Materials (uncountable): Copper is a good driver
Hours: I work until 4:00 PM
Treatments (Mr, Mrs, Earl, Duke...): Mr. Smith went to America in 2009
Languages : English is hard
Sports: I play soccer