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Definite Articles: The

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On your vocabulary list, highlight all of the words that begin with el in one color and all of the words that begin with la in a different color. For example: libro escuela el la

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Act out your articles! Words with el are MACHO Words with la are GIRLY

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In English, we have one definite article, which is the. It can be used with all of the nouns in our language. In Spanish, nouns or sustantivos have genders. They can be either masculine nouns or feminine nouns.

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The article el indicates that a noun is masculine (masculino) and singular. Example: El libro (the book) is masculine because it is modified by the article el. The article la indicates that a noun is feminine (femenino) and singular. Example: La escuela (the school) is feminine because it is modified by the article la.

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Typically, if a noun ends in o it is masculine. Example: El libro Typically, if a noun ends in a it is feminine. Example: La escuela

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There are some words that do not fit the el = o and la = a rule. Example: El mapa What do you do??? MEMORIZE THE GENDER WHEN YOU LEARN NEW VOCABULARY!!!

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Some nouns do not end in o or a Example: el lpiz Example: el borrador What do you do??? MEMORIZE THE GENDER WHEN YOU LEARN NEW VOCABULARY!!!

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EL

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LA

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FEMININE

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MASCULINE

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If a noun is masculine, change the article from el to los.

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If a noun is feminine, change the article fromla to las.

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If a noun ends in a vowel, add s Example: las escuelas

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If a noun ends in a consonant, add es Example: los borradores

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If a noun ends in z, change the z to a c and add es Example: el lpiz los lpices

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If a noun is compound and already ends in s but has a singular article, just change the article. Example: el sacapuntas los sacapuntas

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LAS GRAPADORAS

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LOS LIBROS

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LOS MATERIALES ESCOLARES NOTE: ALL WORDS (INCLUDING ESCOLAR) MUST BE MADE PLURAL BECAUSE THE NOUN IS PLURAL.

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LOS MAPAS