Definite Articles &

Indefinite Articles
Essential Question: What are they, and how do we use them?
 Articles Come In Two
Forms: DEFINITE and
INDEFINITE Articles.
Articles mention nouns, which are people, places, or things.
 DEFINITE ARTICLES

• Definite articles – they mention • Here are the Definite Articles in

specific nouns. The speaker and Spanish:
listener know the specific person or
DEFINITE Masculine Feminine
object that is being talked about. ARTICLES
• All of them translate to a single word Singular el la
in English: the. Plural los las
 DEFINITE ARTICLES EXAMPLES

a. The living room is modern. a. La sala es moderna.

___
b. I like the large bedroom. b. el dormitorio grande.
Me gusta ___
c. The houses have large garages. c. Las casas tienen garajes grandes.
___
d. Raquel uses the dishwasher. d. el lavaplatos.
Raquel usa ___
e. We sweep the floor. e. el suelo.
Nosotros barremos ___
f. The buildings are very tall. f. Los edificios son muy altos.
___
 INDEFINITE ARTICLES

• Indefinite articles – they mention • Here are the Indefinite Articles in

general nouns, or the existence of Spanish:
objects, without mentioning
DEFINITE Masculine Feminine
specificity. ARTICLES
• They translate to a/an for singular Singular un una
words and some for plural words. Plural unos unas
 INDEFINITE ARTICLES EXAMPLES

a. The house has a modern kitchen. a. una cocina moderna.

La casa tiene ____
b. Do you have a small garage? b. un garaje pequeño?
¿Tienes ____
c. The building has some windows. c. El edificio tiene unas
____ ventanas.
d. My family has a large house. d. Mi familia tiene una
____ casa grande.
e. The living room has sofas. e. La sala tiene unos
____ sofás.
f. There are elevators. f. Hay unos
____ ascensores.