Just like in English, Spanish has definite and indefinite articles that come before a noun.
These can either be singular or plural.
Learn about definite and indefinite articles in Spanish with Burt Bessington
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BURT: In English we use the indefinite article 鈥榓鈥, we say a boy or a girl.
And we use some for plural when there鈥檚 more than one.
But in Spanish the article is either masculine or feminine so we say un ni帽o or una ni帽a, or unos ni帽os or unas ni帽as.
BURT: For definite articles in English we always use the. In Spanish we use masculine and feminine. We say el ni帽o or la ni帽a and los ni帽os and las ni帽as for plural!
BURT: And nowww onto the questions!
BURT: Please tell me the English translation, whether it鈥檚 masculine or feminine, and if it鈥檚 singular or plural.
BURT: Un perro.
MUM: Oh, uh - 鈥榰n鈥 means 鈥榓鈥 so it鈥檚 鈥榓 dog鈥欌 Singular and masculine.
BURT: Right first time!
BURT: Unos caballos.
BOY: Unos is, er, some. So that鈥檚, like, 'some horses!' - plural and masculine.
BURT: You got it!
BURT: La manzana.
GIRL: That鈥檚 singular and feminine - 'the apple!鈥
BURT: Confident and correct!
BURT: El coche.
MUM: Er, el coche is 'the car' - singular, masculine!
BURT: Yes! And that鈥檚 game over!
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Definite articles
Definite articles refer to a specific noun like 鈥榯he dog鈥.
Here are some examples of definite articles:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - the dog
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - the horse
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - the apple
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - the girl
Definite articles in Spanish such as Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. or Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. mean 鈥榯he鈥.
The plural of these articles is Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. and Check your connection, refresh the page and try again..
For example:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - the cat
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - the cats
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - the hen
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - the hens
Indefinite articles
The indefinite article is the word for 鈥榓鈥 (or 鈥榓n鈥) or 鈥檚ome鈥.
In Spanish the article is either masculine or feminine depending on the noun.
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. is used for masculine nouns and Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. for feminine.
When there is more than one, you can say Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. or Check your connection, refresh the page and try again., which means 'some'.
Here are some examples:
| Masculine | English | Feminine | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a dog | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a giraffe |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a car | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | an apple |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a boy | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a girl |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | some boys | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | some girls |
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