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Exercise
Write in the indefinite article and the definite article for each noun.
artículo indeterminado |
artículo determinado |
bicicleta |
bicicletafeminine: una, la|Nouns ending with a are normally feminine.a bicycle, the bicycle |
libro |
libromasculine: un, el|Nouns ending with o are normally masculine.a book, the book |
coche |
cochemasculine: un, el|For nouns ending with e, we need to check the dictionary, because they could be feminine or masculine.a car, the car |
nube |
nubefeminine: una, la|For nouns ending with e, we need to check the dictionary, because they could be feminine or masculine.a cloud, the cloud |
vacaciones |
vacacionesfeminine 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.)holidays, the holidays |
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!de + el = delDon’t forget the coffee!
- Debes devolver el dinero (a) padre de Luis.a + el = alYou have to give the money back to the father of Luis.
- Es el director (de) escuela.The feminine article cannot be combined with prepositions.He is the director of the school.
- El verano pasado me fui de viaje (a) Estados Unidos.The plural article cannot be combined with prepositions.Last summer, I travelled to the United States.
- ¿Por qué no vienes (a) teatro con nosotros?a + el = alWhy don’t you come to the theatre with us?