Paso 2 Gramática Los sustantivos y los artículos (nouns & articles)

Question 1

el
la
los
las

Answer 1

Definite articles
equivalent of “the”
agree in number and gender with the nouns they refer to

Question 2

un
una
unos
unas

Answer 2

Indefinite articles
means a, an, some
agree in number and gender with the nouns they refer to

Question 3

Nouns that refer to males and end in “o”

Answer 3

masculine

Question 4

Nouns that refer to women or end in “a”

Answer 4

Feminine

Question 5

Nouns that end in “ma”

Answer 5

Masculine

Question 6

Nouns that end in “sión, ción, tad and dad”

Answer 6

feminine

Question 7

Exception to noun general rule

Answer 7

Nouns that end in “e” or consonant

Question 8

Masculine nouns that break noun general rule

Answer 8

un pupitre (a desk)
un reloj (a clock)

Question 9

Feminine nouns that break the general rule

Answer 9

una serie (a series)
una luz (a light)

Question 10

Nouns that don’t follow expected patterns

Answer 10

la mano (the hand)
el mapa (the map)
el lápiz (the pencil)
la luz (the light)

Question 11

To make a noun plural

Answer 11

add “s” if noun ends in vowel
add “es” if noun ends in consonant
last consonant is “z,” change z to c and add es