1. Artículos y adjetivos
Unidad 1 Lección 2

2. Nouns & Gender All nouns have a gender; either masculine or feminine
Nouns ending in “o” are usually masculine
Nouns ending in “a” are usually feminine

3. To make a noun plural… Nouns ending in a vowel, add “s”
Nouns ending in a consonant, add “es”

4. Definite articles (“the”)
Indicates a specific person place or thing
El is used with a masculine, singular noun
La is used with a feminine, singular noun
Los is used with a masculine, plural noun
Las is used with a feminine, plural noun

5. Indefinite articles (“a/an”)
Indicates a nonspecific person, place or thing
Un is used with masculine, singular nouns
Una is used with feminine, singular nouns
Unos is used with masculine, plural nouns
Unas is used with feminine, plural nouns

6. Articles and nouns
The definite or indefinite article must agree with the noun it describes
If a noun is singular and feminine, the article must also be singular and feminine – la chica
If a noun is plural and masculine, the article must also be plural and masculine – los chicos

7. Adjectives and nouns An adjective is used to describe a noun
In Spanish, the adjective almost always comes after the noun
Adjective must agree with the noun it describes
La chica bonita – a feminine noun needs a feminine adjective
El chico atlético – a masculine noun needs a masculine adjective

8. Adjectives and nouns (cont.)
Adjectives that end in “e” or a consonant work with both genders
La chica inteligente, la chica joven
Some exceptions end in a consonant and add an “a” to form the feminine
To make an adjective plural, add “s” if it ends in a vowel; add “es” if it ends in a consonant