GRAMMAR-Articles+(the,a)

=2 TYPES OF ARTICLES: 1) DEFINITE 2) INDEFINITE=

__1. DEFINITE ARTICLES__
There are 4 words for ‘**the**’ in Spanish.
 * || ** singular ** || ** plural ** ||
 * ** masculine ** || ** el ** libr__o__ || ** los ** libr__o__** s ** ||
 * || ** el ** estuch__e__ || ** los ** estuch__e__** s ** ||
 * || ** el ** rotulado__r__ || ** los ** rotulado__r__** es ** ||
 * ** feminine ** || ** la ** regl__a__ || ** las ** regl__a__** s ** ||
 * || ** la ** estac__ión__ || ** las ** estac__ion__** es ** ||

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2) INDEFINITE ARTICLES
In English, the indefinite article is the word "a," "an," or "some." > **a** cookie > **an** apple > **some** books >

In Spanish, the indefinite article has 4 forms, depending on whether the noun is masculine, feminine, singular or plural.

**un** gato - a male cat

**unos** gatos - some male cats

**una** gata - a female cat

**unas** gatas - some female cats

Note: Remember, as long as the group of creatures has at least one male member, the masculine plural article is used. Thus, "unos gatos" could refer to a group of 10 male cats, or it could refer to a group of 9 female cats and one male cat.

The 4 forms of the indefinite article are:

**un** -masculine singular

**una**- feminine singular

**unos** - masculine plural

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DEFINITE VS INDEFNITE ARTICLES:
http://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish/spanish_articles_2

http://www.rocketlanguages.com/spanish/resources/how_to_say_the_an.php

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