Articles accompany nouns and indicate gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural). In Spanish grammar, there are indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas - in English "a", "an") and definite articles (el/los, la/las, lo - in English "the").

Definite articles (the):

The masculine definite articles are el (singular) and los (plural).

The feminine definite articles are la (singular) and las (plural).

Indefinite articles (a, an):

The masculine indefinite articles are un (singular) unos (plural).

The feminine indefinite articles are una (singular) and unas (plural).

NB! Usually the words ending with -o or -e are masculine and the words ending with -a are feminine.

Exeptions:

The word "mother" is a feminine word, "la madre", just like the word "woman" is a feminine word "la mujer".

The words that end with -ión are feminine words (una estación - a season, una región - a region).

The word "ciudad" is a feminine word "una ciudad" (a city).

Forming the masculine and feminine words:

• Words ending with an "-o" in the masculine change to an "-a" for the feminine.

chico - chica, bueno - buena

• Words ending with an "-ense, -ante" do not change for the feminine.

canadiense - canadiense, estudiante - estudiante

• Words ending with a consonant, add an "a" for the feminine

inglés - inglesa, profesor - profesora

Haz los ejercicios 6 y 7. En ejercicio 6 tienes que escribir la forma femenina (un profesor alemán - una profesora alemana). En ejercicio 7 sólo escribe una letra que falta.

Do the exercises 6 and 7. In the exercise 6 write the whole phrase in the feminine form (un profesor alemán - una profesora alemana.

In exercise 7 only write the missing letter. (ruman...O)

Forming the plural form:

• Words ending with a vocal, in plural an "s" is added.

chico - chicos, chica - chicas

• Words ending with a consonant, in plural an "-es" is added.

alemán - alemanes, español - españoles

Haz el ejercicio número 8. Marca si la palabra es plural o singular y escribe la forma contrario.

Do the exercise 8 and write if the word is singular or plural and add the opposite form, separated by a comma. (If the word is singular, write the plural form, if the word is plural, write the singular form).

Ejemplo/Example:

los buses: plural, el bus

la mochila: singular, las mochilas

el chico: singular, los chicos