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Exercise A1
Write in the indefinite article and the definite article for each noun.
artículo indeterminado | artículo determinado |
bicicleta |
bicicleta[a bicycle, the bicycle]|feminine: una, la|Nouns ending with a are normally feminine. |
libro |
libro[a book, the book]|masculine: un, el|Nouns ending with o are normally masculine. |
coche |
coche[a car, the car]|masculine: un, el|For nouns ending with e, we need to check the dictionary, because they could be feminine or masculine. |
nube |
nube[a cloud, the cloud]|feminine: una, la|For nouns ending with e, we need to check the dictionary, because they could be feminine or masculine. |
vacaciones |
vacaciones[holidays, the holidays]|feminine plural noun: unas, las|For nouns that only occur in the plural in Spanish, we use the indefinite article. (This doesn’t happen in English.) |
Type in the prepositions with the definite article. When it’s possible, combine the preposition and article into one word.
- No te olvides (de) café![Don’t forget the coffee!]|de + el = del
- Debes devolver el dinero (a) padre de Luis.[You have to give the money back to the father of Luis.]|a + el = al
- Es el director (de) escuela.[He is the director of the school.]|The feminine article cannot be combined with prepositions.
- El verano pasado me fui de viaje (a) Estados Unidos.[Last summer, I travelled to the United States.]|The plural article cannot be combined with prepositions.
- ¿Por qué no vienes (a) teatro con nosotros?[Why don’t you come to the theatre with us?]|a + el = al