artículos Flashcards
8 times to use a definite article
1) with titles (not when speaking to person directly)
2) parts of the body
3) personal possession
4) dates
5) time of day
6) days of the week
7) names of certain countries/cities
8) names of languages used as the subject of a sentence
indefinite articles
un, unos, unas, una
when to NOT use indefinite articles:
1) after ser and hacerse
2) after tener, poseer, llevar, and hay (when quantity is not emphasized)
3) after con and sin
4) with words otro, tal, medio, and qué
the definite articles
el, la, los, las
la joven
the young woman
el viejo
the old man
el azul
the blue one
un gordo
a fat man
una francesa
a French woman
los rojos
the red ones
which articles are used with adjectives to indicate an aproximation?
unos and unas