Los artículos, adjectives, and nouns
THE DEFINITE ARTICLES
•All mean “The” in English
•In Spanish, we have four:
They are El, La, Los, and Las
•El is for masculine objects or things.
•La is for feminine objects or things.
•EL and LA are also used for singular objects.
El muchacho the boy
La muchacha the girl
•Los and Las are for plural objects.
•Los for masculine
•Las for feminine.
Los muchachos
Las muchachas
Here they are laid out:
Singular Plural
Masc. El Los
Fem. La Las
INDEFINITE ARTICLES:
•They work the same way as definite articles.
•“a” or “an” in English.
Singular (a or an) Plural (some)
Masc. Un Unos
Fem. Una Unas
Examples of nouns used with indefinite articles:
Un carro a car
Unos perros some dogs
Una maestra a teacher