Definite articles in Spanish

Answer 1

Definite Articles:

Masculine: Singular = el. Plural = los. Ex: el sombrero (the hat). los sombreros (the hats)

Feminine: Singular = la. Plural = las. Ex: la niña (the girl) las niñas (the girls

In most cases the ending of the word will help you to identify the article.

When the word end on o = el. Ex: carro (car), hombre (man),

when the word ends on a = la. Ex: mesa (table), casa (house)

Answer 2

There are four ways to say “the” in Spanish: el, la, los, las

The definite article (the) agrees with its noun in gender (feminine or masculine) and number (singular or plural).

1.)   Masculine singular nouns go with “el”.

2.)   Feminine singular nouns go with “la”.

EXAMPLES:

el libro (the book)                  el papel (the paper)

la mesa (the table)                 la manzana (the apple)

3.)   Masculine plural nouns go with “los”

4.)   Feminine plural nouns go with “las”

EXAMPLES:

los libros (the books)            los papeles (the papers)

las mesas (the tables)           las manzanas (the apples)

Answer 3

In English there are not definite articles. In Spanish there are. They support and relate to the gender of the noun.

El Instructor.

La Instructora.

Singular y Masculino o femenino.

Los Instructores.

Las Instructoras.

Plural y Masculino o femenino.