Nouns, Articles & Adjective Flashcards
In Spanish, all nouns are either _______
masculine or feminine.
In Spanish, the definite article (English the) agrees with _________
the noun in gender (masculine or feminine)
and number (singular or plural):
el, la, los, las.
The masculine singular noun takes the definite article
.
el.
A masculine noun that ends in a vowel adds _______ to form the plural; it takes the definite article______
-s
los.
el hermano los hermanos
.
If the Masculine noun ends in a consonant, el changes to______ and noun adds________ in plural form
los
-es
el animal —-los animales
A feminine noun that ends in a vowel adds ______to form the plural; it takes the definite article ______
-s
las.
la lámpara las lámparas
If femine the noun ends in a consonant, la changes to ______ and the noun adds-___________
las
-es
The Spanish singular indefinite article (English a, an) is _____ before a masculine noun and ______ before a feminine noun.
un
una
The Spanish plural indefinite article (English some) is _____ before a masculine plural noun and _____before a feminine plural noun.
unos
unas
A Spanish adjective agrees in_______&_________ with the noun it modifies.
gender and number
In Spanish, an adjective almost always ______(follows/precedes) the noun it describes.
follows
el libro blanco the white book
el muchacho simpático the nice boy
Adjectives that end in -o are ______in form and agree with a _____noun.
masculine
masculine
Adjectives that end in -o change the -o to -a when describing a______ noun.
feminine
la casa blanca the white house
here adj. (blanco—-blanca)
Adjectives that do not end in -o have the _________ form for describing both masculine and feminine nouns.
same
It doesn’t matter what letter ends the adjective, as long as it is not -o.
Masculine—el libro excelente
Feminine —– la comida excelente
Here Adj. excelente didn’t changed
