LOS ARTÍCULOS DEFINIDOS E INDEFINIDOS

The name of a person, place, or thing is a noun. In Spanish, every noun has a gender, either masculine or feminine. Many Spanish nouns end in either o or a. Almost all nouns that end in o are masculine, and almost all nouns that end in a are feminine. muchachamuchacho escuelacolegio alumnaalumno

The English word the is called a DEFINITE article because it is used to refer to a definite or specific person or thing (the girl, the school). The DEFINITE articles in Spanish are el, la, los, and las. El is used with a masculine singular noun La is used with a feminine singular noun. Los is used with masculine plural nouns. Las is used with feminine plural nouns. la muchacha  las muchachas el muchacho  los muchachos

The English words a and an are called INDEFINITE articles because they refer to something non- specific (a school, a friend). The indefinite articles are un, una, unos, and unas. Un is used with a masculine singular noun Una is used with a feminine singular noun. Unos is used with masculine plural nouns. Unas is used with feminine plural nouns. una escuela  unas escuelas un colegio  unos colegios

To form the plural of adjectives that end in -o, -a, or -e, you add -s to the singular form. SingularPlural un alumno seriounos alumnos serios una amiga bonitaunas amigas bonitas la escuela pequeñalas escuelas pequeñas el amigo inteligentelos amigos inteligentes

To form the plural of adjectives that end in a consonant, you add -es. SingularPlural fácilfáciles difícildifíciles