Definite and Indefinite Articles Flashcards
1
Q
What is an article?
1
A
- word that refers to a noun (a, an, the, some)
2
Q
What are all the definite articles in Spanish?
4
A
- El
- La
- Los
- Las
3
Q
What are all the indefinite articles in Spanish?
4
A
- Un
- Una
- Unos
- Unas
4
Q
When to use ‘definite’ articles in Spanish?
6
A
- To tell time (all feminine)
- Days of the week (all masculine)
- General things (coffee, dogs)
- With reflexive verbs
- Talking of someones title (El senor Hernandez)
- When language is subject of sentence
5
Q
How do you change the article when speaking about 1:00AM?
1
A
- Singular = la
6
Q
Two ways to say the time?
2
A
- Son las (it is)
- A las (at)
7
Q
How to say something habitual or ‘every’ when speaking about a day of the week?
1
A
- ‘Los’ Lunes
- ‘Los’ sabado
8
Q
How can indefinite articles add emphasis?
1
A
- When used with tener to express a state e.g. tengo un frio
9
Q
When to leave out articles?
3
A
- When talking about profession, religion, nationality
10
Q
What article to use when feminine nouns start with the letter ‘a’ and why?
(1) (1)
A
- El, cus avoiding saying 2 A’s next to eachother
11
Q
When does the letter ‘a’ rule become exempt?
1
A
- If plural form of noun
12
Q
What rule do adjectives ending in -e and ending in a consonant both have in common?
2
A
- The plural is formed by adding ‘s’ to those ending in ‘e’
- Adding ‘es’ to those ending in consonant
