Match definite articles with nouns
The idea
Learn the noun’s grammatical gender together with its article; endings are clues, not a universal rule.
Step by step
- Learn the noun’s grammatical gender together with its article; endings are clues, not a universal rule.
- Check whether the noun is singular or plural.
- Use el for masculine singular, la for feminine singular, los for masculine plural and las for feminine plural in these examples.
Example
Choose the definite article meaning “the”: ___ libro.
Answer
el
libro is masculine singular; the matching article is el: el libro.
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Try it together
Sort six noun cards into el, la, los and las groups. Keep an article attached to each noun as you study it.
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