18 Sep, 2009 in
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THE DEFINITE ARTICLE
In Spanish there four words that correspond with the English the: el, los, la, las. These words are called, the definite article.
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Singular |
Plural |
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Masculine |
el gato |
los gatos |
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Feminine |
la gata |
las gatas |
In Spanish, we use the definite article to speak in general, i.e.. to indicate the general sense of a noun. In English, the article the is not used in this sense.
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Me gusta la música. I like music. Los hombres son muy amables. Men are very kind. |
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When the words A or DE precede the singular masculine definite article EL, the preposition and article contract into a single word. The same does NOT apply with the feminine form A
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a + el |
al |
Voy al cine. (Not “a el” cine) |
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de + el |
del |
El nombre del niño… (Not “de el” niño) |
Published on 18 Sep, 2009 in
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