Articles, nouns, and adjectives review

Reminders: Making it all match Remember, in Spanish the end of the word tells you a lot about it! **Spanish sentences match ARTICLES ("the" or "a" NOUNS, ADJECTIVES. (Verbs are different and are point-of-view based.)**Specifically, the GENDER and NUMBER of the NOUN drives everything else. (The practice is easier than the explanation, so hang in there if you are confused already.)**Noun-adjective agreement StudyStack DEFINITE ARTICLES ("the") Match the NOUNS to their DEFINITE ARTICLES. **Focus on GENDER and NUMBER. 99% of the time you can tell by the -o or -a ending.**However, -e is an ending that can be either masculine or feminine, so you have to memorize those words when you come across them.(If you have no idea how to do this, go on to the next section and then come back!) el gato vestido *parque (masculine singular) centro los *estudiantes (group of boys and girls, technically masculine plural) zapatos ojos *pantalones (masculine plural-not "pant") la casa camisa *clase (feminine singular) maestra las camisetas ventanas *estudiantes (just girls, so feminine plural) hermanas Which "the"?? Match the NOUNS to their DEFINITE ARTICLES. *NOUN = person, place, thing, or idea*DEFINITE ARTICLE = "the"**Focus on GENDER and NUMBER. 99% of the time you can tell by the -o or -a ending. "the boy" el chico la chico los chico las chico "the aunt" el tía la tía los tías las tías "the male teachers" el maestros la maestros los maestros las maestros "the girls" el chicas la chicas los chicas las chicas INDEFINITE ARTICLES ("a" or "some") Match the NOUNS to their INDEFINITE ARTICLES. **Focus on GENDER and NUMBER. 99% of the time you can tell by the -o or -a ending.**However, -e is an ending that can be either masculine or feminine, so you have to memorize those words when you come across them.(If you have no idea how to do this, go on to the next section and then come back!) un libro *restaurante (masculine singular) hermano almuerzo unos conciertos amigos *calcetines (masculine plural-not "sock") tacos una banana película falda quesadilla unas uvas entradas papas fritas *calles (feminine plural) Which "a" or "some"?? Match the NOUNS to their INDEFINITE ARTICLES. *NOUN = person, place, thing, or idea*INDEFINITE ARTICLE = "a" or "some"**Focus on GENDER and NUMBER. 99% of the time you can tell by the -o or -a ending. "a turkey" un pavo una pavo unos pavo unas pavo "a salad" un ensalada una ensalada unos ensalada unas ensalada "some shorts" un pantalones cortos una pantalones cortos unos pantalones cortos unas pantalones cortos "some t-shirts" un camisetas una camisetas unos camisetas unas camisetas ADJECTIVES (describing words), set 1 Match the NOUNS to the ADJECTIVES that could describe them. **Focus on GENDER and NUMBER. 99% of the time you can tell by the -o or -a ending, but you actually should look at the ARTICLE to be 100% sure. **Plurals: add -s to vowels (a, e, i, o, u) or add -es to consonants (every other letter EXCEPT vowels)(If you have no idea how to do this, go on to the next section and then come back!) alto el chico altos los amigos alta la familia altas las profesoras ADJECTIVES (describing words), set 2 azul la mochila la camiseta azules los jeans los ojos ADJECTIVES (describing words), set 3 blanco el suéter blancos los papeles blanca la leche blancas las zapatillas Which ADJECTIVE ending?? **ADJECTIVES have to match the NOUNS they describe. (Otherwise, you say things like "My mom is a nice woman and a tall man." ??)**Specifically, the ADJECTIVE ending should match GENDER and NUMBER to the ARTICLE of the NOUN. los ojos verde verdes el pelo castaño castaña castaños castañas los pantalones negro negra negros negras la manzana rojo roja rojos rojas las casas pequeño pequeña pequeños pequeñas el bistec raro rara raros raras los tacos delicioso deliciosa deliciosos deliciosas To mark a word click its first letter then click its last. UNASPAPASFRITAS LACOMIDABUENA LOSOJOSCAFÉS ELPOLLOFRITO