1.1 Gramática: Spanish Articles
1.1 Gramática: Spanish Articles
A. Definitive
Spanish has four forms that are equivalent to the English definite article THE. They identify specific persons, places, and things.
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | |
| MASCULINE | el | los |
| FEMININE | la | las |
el libro los libros la niña las niñas
B. Indefinitive
Spanish has four forms that are equivalent to the English indefinite article A, AN, and SOME. They refer to unspecified persons, places, and things.
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | |
| MASCULINE | un | unos |
| FEMININE | una | unas |
un reloj unos relojes
C. The expression HAY can express both “THERE IS” and “THERE ARE”. Use ¿HAY…? To ask: Is there…? Or Are there…?. Use NO HAY to express “There is not…” or “there are not…” HAY is always used with un, uno, una, unas.
Ejemplos:
En la clase Hay una profesora. There is one teacher in the class.
Hay un escritorio en la clase. There is one desk in the class.
