Spanish Language and Culture 10-3Y


2.1 Indefinite Articles - un, una, unos, unas


In English, the indefinite articles are a, an, and some/a few. They are used with both singular and plural nouns.

In Spanish, the form of the indefinite articles changes according to the number and gender (masculine or feminine) of the noun.
In the singular forms, un and una may mean one or a. In the plural forms, unos and unas may mean some or a few.

Singular Plural
masculine nouns un  unos 
feminine nouns una  unas 

Examples
un libro = a book (singular, masculine) una escuela = a school (singular, feminine)
unos libros = some (a few) books (plural, masculine) unas escuelas = some (a few) schools (plural, feminine)




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to move on to a practice activity - you will type in the indefinite article (un, una, unos, unas) that goes with each noun.