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Articles in Spanish Grammar
What is an article in Spanish?
Articles(los artículos) are small words that come before nouns.
In Spanish, articles indicate gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural).
They can be indefinite (un, una, unos, unas) and definite articles (el/los, la/las, lo).
Learn the difference between Spanish articles and how to use them correctly with Lingolia, then practise using them in the exercises.
Table of definite and indefinite articles in Spanish
Feminine nouns that start with a stressed a/ha, take the definite article el.
Indefinite articles in spanish
This is done for ease of pronunciation. The noun and its complements remain feminine. In the plural, the feminine article las is used.
- Example:
- Eláguila ibérica es un animal en peligro de extinción.
The Spanish imperial eagle is an endangered animal.
- Laságuilas son aves depredadoras.Eagles are predatory birds.
- En esta zona se pueden avistar muchaságuilas.In the area, you can spot many eagles.
Spanish Indefinite Articles
The masculine indefinite articles are un (singular)
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