7. In Spanish, number shows
that nouns, adjectives and
person are either singular or
plural.
8. ex: el libro=book (m.s.)
los libros=books (m. pl.)
la mesa=table (f.s.)
las mesas=tables(f.pl.)
9. In Spanish, nouns and adjectives
must show agreement in
gender and in number.
10. ex:
el libro rojo= the red book
los libros rojos=the red books
la mesa roja=the red table
las mesas rojas=the red tables
11. Indefinite articles
accompany nouns and tell
gender and number.
They are vague and mean a, an
or some.
12. ex:
un libro=a book
unos libros=some books
una mesa=a table
unas mesas=some tables
13. Definite articles
accompany nouns and tell
gender and number.
They are specific and mean the.
14. ex:
el libro=the book
los libros=the books
la mesa=the table
las mesas=the tables
15. A noun in Spanish is called either a
nombre or a sustantivo. They have
gender and number. They are
accompanied by an article.
They can be replaced by pronouns
(pronombres).
16. ex:
nombre: Josue
pronombre: él
la vaca=cow (f.s.)
17. An adjetivo is a word that
modifies (goes with) a noun. It
must agree with the noun in
gender and in number.
21. A verbo is a word that shows action. In
Spanish the infinitives end in -ar, -er, -ir.
In Spanish they can be conjugated in many
tenses. They can be irregular, regular, or
stem-changing.
