This document explains the use of definite and indefinite articles in Spanish, detailing their forms based on gender and number. It provides multiple examples for both types of articles, illustrating their application with various nouns. Additionally, it discusses the specific usage of articles with days of the week.

1. Definite & Indefinite
Articles
In Spanish
Lesson 3
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2. Definite articles
In Spanish, the definite article has four forms
depending on whether the noun is masculine or
feminine, singular or plural.
El (masculine, singular)
Los (masculine, plural)
La (feminine, singular)
Las (feminine, plural)
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3. Examples of el and los
Masculine, singular Masculine, plural
el libro (the book) los libros (the books)
el gato (the male cat) los gatos (the cats)
el chico (the boy) los chicos (the boys)
el niño (the male child) los niños (the children)
el hombre (the man) los hombres (the men)
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4. Examples of la and las
Feminine, singular Feminine, plural
la pluma (the pen) las plumas (the pens)
la gata (the female cat) las gatas (the female cats)
la chica (the girl) las chicas (the girls)
la niña (the girl child) las niñas (the children)
la película (the movie) las películas (the movies)
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5. Definite articles with days of the week
Days of the week are all masculine
Singular Plural
El lunes (Monday) Los lunes
El martes (Tuesday) Los martes
El miércoles (Wednesday) Los miércoles
El jueves (Thursday) Los jueves
El viernes (Friday) Los viernes
El sábado (Saturday) Los sábados
El domingo (Sunday) Los domingos
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6. Indefinite articles
In Spanish, the indefinite article has four forms
depending on whether the noun is masculine or
feminine, singular or plural.
un (masculine, singular)
unos (masculine, plural)
una (feminine, singular)
unas (feminine, plural)
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7. Indefinite article explained
In English, we use the article ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a
singular noun. In Spanish, we use ‘un’ or ‘una’
In English, we use ‘some’ or ‘few’ to denote
plural nouns. In Spanish, we use ‘unos’ or ‘unas’
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8. Examples of indefinite articles (usage)
un libro (a book) : unos libros (some books)
un gato (a male cat) : unos gatos (some male cats)
un chico (a boy) : unos chicos (some boys)
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9. More examples of indefinite articles (usage)
una pluma (a pen) : unas plumas (some pens)
una gata (a female cat) : unas gatas (some female cats)
una chica (a girl) : unas chicas (some girls)
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