Nouns and Articles Sra. Alba Spanish 1

Nouns-Sustantivos  A noun identifies people, animals, places, things, or ideas.  Unlike English, all Spanish nouns, even those that refer to non-living things, have gender-masculine or feminine.  As in English, nouns in Spanish also have number, meaning that they are wither singular or plural.

Nouns that refer to living things Masculine Nouns  El hombre ~ the man el chico the boy el pasajero the male (M) passenger el conductor the (M) driver el profesor the (M)teacher el turista the (M) tourist Feminine nouns  La mujer ~ the woman la chica the girl la pasajera the female passenger la conductora the (F) driver la profesora the (F) teacher la turista the (F) tourist Ending in “o” Ending in “or” Ending in “ista” Ending in “ora” Ending in “a”

Nouns that refer to NON-living things Masculine Nouns el cuaderno the notebook el número the number el problema the problem el programa the program el autobús the bus Feminine nouns la cosa the thing la escuela the school la lección the lesson la conversación the conversation la communidad the community Ending in “o” Ending in “ma” Ending in “s” Ending in “a” Ending in “ción” Ending in “dad”

Spanish articles  Like English, Spanish uses both definite (the) and indefinite articles (a, an) before nouns.  Unlike English, Spanish articles vary in form because they agree in gender and number with nouns they modify.

Definite articles: Masculine Singular  el diccionario the dictionary Plural  los diccionarios the dictionaries

Definite articles: Feminine Singular  la computadora the computer Plural  Las computadoras the computers

Indefinite articles: Masculine Singular  un pasajero a (one) passenger Plural  unos pasajeros some passengers

Indefinite articles: Feminine Singular  una fotografía Plural  unas fotografías

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