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Unit 02 - La Escuela (School) Grammar Flashcards

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All Spanish nouns have gender.

What is gender in relation to Spanish nouns?

A

Gender in the Spanish language refers to whether the noun is masculine (male) or feminine (female).

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What is the usual ending for singular masculine nouns?

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Singular masculine nouns usually end in -o *

-o

Examples:

el libro (the book)

el niño (the little boy)

*note, there are exceptions to this!

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What is the usual ending for singular feminine nouns?

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Singular feminine nouns usually end in -a *

-a

Examples:

la casa (the house)

la niña (the little girl)

*note, there are exceptions to this!

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What is the usual ending for plural masculine nouns?

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Plural masculine nouns usually end in -os *

-os

Examples:

los libros (the books)

los niños (the little boys)

*note, there are exceptions to this!

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What is the usual ending for plural feminine nouns?

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Plural feminine nouns usually end in -as *

-as

Examples:

las casas (the houses)

las niñas (the little girls)

*note, there are exceptions to this!

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What is the plural form of this word?

el

A

los

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7
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What is the plural form of this word?

la

A

las

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What is the plural form of this word?

el perro

A

los perros *

* General Rule: Add -s to nouns ending in an unstressed vowel.

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What is the plural form of this word?

la puerta

A

las puertas *

* General Rule: Add -s to nouns ending in an unstressed vowel.

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What is the plural form of this word?

el animal

A

los animales *

* General Rule: Add -es to nouns ending in a consonant.

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What is the plural form of this word?

el rey

A

los reyes *

* General Rule: Add -es to nouns ending in a consonant.

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What is the plural form of this word?

la luz

A

las luces *

* General Rule: When nounds end in -z, drop the z and add -ces.

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What is the plural form of this word?

el lápiz

A

los lápices *

* General Rule: When nounds end in -z, drop the z and add -ces.

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What is the plural form of this word?

el mes

A

los meses *

* General Rule: For single-syllable words ending in -s, add -es.

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What is the plural form of this word?

la tos

A

las toses *

* General Rule: For single-syllable words ending in -s, add -es.

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16
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What is the plural form of this word?

el jueves

A

los jueves *

There are times when the noun form does not change when it is plural. Days of the week follow this pattern. This is because the word already ends in -s or -es. The los before the noun indicates it is plural.

17
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What article comes before this word?

___ mapa

A

el mapa *

* Note: this is an exception to the rule that masculine nouns end in -o. The word mapa is masculine, even though it ends in -a. Masculine nouns need the article el or los.

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What article comes before this word?

___ mano

A

la mano *

* Note: this is an exception to the rule that feminine nouns end in -a. The word mano is feminine, even though it ends in -o. Feminine nouns need the article la or las.

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What is a definite article?

A

Definite articles refer to specific nouns. In the English language there is only one definite article: the word the.

Examples:

  • the* dog
  • the* dogs
  • the* house
  • the* houses
20
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What are the four Spanish definite articles?

A

el, la, los, las

el - singular, masculine as in el perro (the dog).

la - singular, feminine as in la casa (the house).

los - plural, masculine as in los perros (the dogs).

las - plural, feminine as in las casas (the houses).

21
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What is an indefinite article?

A

Indefinite articles refer to non-specific nouns. In English we have three words for this: a, an, and some.

Examples:

a book (not a specific book)

an owl (not a specific owl)

some candies (not specific candies).

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What are the four Spanish indefinite articles?

A

un, una, unos, unas

un - singular, masculine as in un perro (a dog).

una - singular, feminine as in una casa (a house).

unos - plural, masculine as in unos perros (some dogs).

unas - plural, feminine as in unas casas (some houses).

23
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What definite article correctly fills the blank?

___ mochila

A

la mochila

24
Q

What definite article correctly fills the blank?

___ mochilas

A

las mochilas

25
Q

What definite article correctly fills the blank?

___ cuaderno

A

el cuaderno

26
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What definite article correctly fills the blank?

___ cuadernos

A

los cuadernos

27
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What indefinite article correctly fills the blank?

___ mochila

A

una mochila

28
Q

What indefinite article correctly fills the blank?

___ mochilas

A

unas mochilas

29
Q

What indefinite article correctly fills the blank?

___ cuaderno

A

un cuaderno

30
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What indefinite article correctly fills the blank?

___ cuadernos

A

unos cuadernos

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