Repaso de gramática Gramática = comunicación, frases, y progreso

Masculine or Feminine Noun? Nouns that end in –a are feminine. Nouns that don’t end in –a are masculine. Nouns that end in –o are masculine

Nouns & definate articles el, la, los, and las are called definite articles –Mean “the” (singular/ plural) In Spanish, nouns have a gender –Gender meaning it is called a “masculine noun” or a “feminine noun” –How do you know if it’s masculine or feminine? Look at the last letter of the noun (or adjective). El and Los are used with masculine nouns. La and Las are used with feminine nouns.

Nouns & Singular / Plural Nouns can be either singular or plural –Singular meaning one –Plural meaning more than one How do you make a noun plural? –Look at the last letter of the noun. If it ends in a consonant, add es If it ends in a vowel, add s If it ends in a z, change it to a z and add es

Masculine or Feminine Adjective? Adjectives that end in –a are feminine Adjectives that end in –e or a consonant are both masculine and feminine Adjectives that end in –o are masculine

Adjectives & masculine / feminine Adjectives have both masculine and feminine forms The masculine form ends in –o The feminine form ends in –a The non gendered form ends in –e or a consonant The way adjectives are written are determined by a person’s sex or gender –When describing males masculine adjectives which end in –o are used –When describing females feminine adjectives which end in –a are used –When describing either a male or female non gendered adjectives are used.

Sentence frames Tipos de frases básicas

Me gusta & Me gustan Me gusta signifies that “I like” something –singular Me gustan signifies that “I like” somethings” –plural

Tengo / No tengo Tengo expresses posession in the “I” form Adding No is like saying “don’t”

es / son Expresses the description of something Singular = es Plural = son

Favorito Expressing favoritism –Nouns Color Animal Person Day

Practice sentences (translations) Example 1: The chairs are blue. Las sillas son azules. The dog is black. My favorite color is green. The binders are big. I am frustrated. The markers are red.