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Spanish Definite Articles
English has only one definite article, which is 'the'. Spanish has 4 definite articles:
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el
la
los
las
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the (masculine)
the (feminine)
the (masculine plural)
the (feminine plural)
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Remember that Spanish Definite Article agrees in gender and number with the noun it precedes. For example:
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el hombre
la mujer
los chicos
las chicas
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the man
the woman
the boys
the girls
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Spanish Indefinite Articles
English uses 'a, an, some' as indefinite articles. Spanish has un, una, uno, unas.
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un
una
unos
unas
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a, an (masculine)
a, an (feminine)
some (masculine plural)
some (feminine plural)
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Remember that Spanish Indefinite Articles must agree in gender and number with the noun it precedes. For example:
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un hombre
una mujer
unos chicos
unas chicas
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a man
a woman
some boys
some girls
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Sometimes Spanish avoids using the indefinite articles in many places that English uses them. Generally with occupations, affiliation, before otro (other), after con (with) and sin (without) and sometimes after the verb, tener (to have)
Here are some examples:
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Soy artista
Sos diseñador
Escribo con lápiz
Trabajo sin descanso
No tengo novia
Tiene hija
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I am (an) artist
You are (a) designer
I write with (a) pencil
I work without (a) break
I don't have (a) girlfriend
He has (a) daughter
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