INDEFINITE ARTICLES

In Spanish, there are two kinds of articles.

•Definite Articles

•Indefinite Articles

*Don’t worry about what they are called… just make sure you know how to use ARTICLES correclty!

English Examples:

Definite Articles in Spanish:

el los

la las

What do the definite articles mean?

THE

Indefinite ArticlesIndefinite articles have several meanings in English.

A

An

Some

A few

Spanish Indefinite Articles

Singular Plural

Masculine Un Unos

Feminine Una Unas

Just like with definite articles, the indefinite articles will let you know if the noun is masculine or feminine.

So…what should you do?

Memorize!!!

Indefinite articles correspond to the definite articles…

DEFINITE INDEFINITE

El Un

La Una

Los Unos

Las unas

Más Práctica

A backpack.Una mochila.

The backpacks. Las mochilas.

Some backpacks.Unas mochilas.

1. A pencil. 2. A computer. 3. Some computers. 4. Some boys. 5. A girl. 6. Some girls. 7. Some pencils.

Practicamos!Translate the following into Spanish

1. The boy ___________________ a boy ________________________

2. The desk ______________________ a desk ________________________

3. The chairs _____________________ some chairs _____________________

4. The posters ___________________ some posters _____________________

5. The clock _____________________ a clock __________________________

6. The teacher ___________________ a teacher _______________________

7. The window ___________________ a window ________________________

8. The books _____________________ some books ______________________

9. The computer __________________ a computer _____________________

10. The girls ______________________ some girls ________________________

CuántoCuánta

CuántosCuántas

= How much

= How many

muchomucha

muchosmuchas

= a lot of, much

= a lot of, many

Tengo mucha ropa. Tengo poca tarea.Tengo muchas clases. Hay muchos etudiantes.

pocopoca

pocospocas

= A Little, not much

= few, not many

¿Cuántos años tienes?¿Cuántas chicas hay en la clase?¿Cuántos chicos hay en la clase?¿Cúántas computadoras tienes?

Textbook pg. 124, Act. ·7 pg. 125, Act. 8