1 The determiners are: indefinite adjectives, distributive adjectives, numeral adjectives, possessive adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, exclamatory adjectives, interrogative adjectives and definite articles. 2 Indefinite adjectives The indefinite determiners show in an impreciseway a numberof things or persons. They are: Singular Plural Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine Cierto Cierta Ciertos Ciertas Cualquier Cualquier Cualesquiera Cualesquiera Otro Otra Otros… Continue reading Determiners
Articles and determiners
Nominalization
Nominalize is to turn an element of the clause into a noun. The most wide spread way to turn other grammatical categories into a noun is by an article or another determiner. On the other hand, some adjectives maybe nominalized without determiners. Esta película gusta a grandes y pequeños.(= Esta película gusta a los adultos… Continue reading Nominalization
Articles: un and el with feminine nouns
The feminine nouns beginning by stressed a or ha are preceded by el or un: el / un acta, el / un África, el / un ágata, el / un ágora, el / un agua, el / un aguafuerte, el / un aguamarina, el / un águila, el / un ala, el / un alba,… Continue reading Articles: un and el with feminine nouns
Articles: absence of articles
1 Absence ofarticle with singular nouns They may express a part of a whole. Cada viernes comemos pescado.(= Some fish.) Perdona, he derramado vino sobre tu chaqueta, lo siento mucho.(= A part of the contents.) Ramón tiene hepatitis.(= But hepatitis does not end with Ramón.) El consejero del rey cayó en desgracia.(= But this misfortune… Continue reading Articles: absence of articles
Articles: uses of the contracted articles
Singular Neuter Plural Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine Al A la A lo A los A las Del De la De lo De los De las 1 The contracted articles are al and del, they depend on the prepositions a and de, and on the definite article el. There is not contraction in a la, a… Continue reading Articles: uses of the contracted articles
Articles: uses of the indefinite articles
1 Uses of un and una. Indefinite article is used referring to any noun within a category of things or persons. Por el paso de cebra cruza un niño. ¡Mira! una vaca. Te ha llamado un chico. Esto es un libro de ejercicios. La ganadora del premio de novela es una profesora de Murcia. With… Continue reading Articles: uses of the indefinite articles
Articles: uses of the definite articles
1 When referring toa specific thing or person (both the speaker and the interlocutor know what is being talked about), definite article is used. Por ahí van los niños que me insultaron el otro día. Busco a la secretaria del señor Sánchez. In this case, the specificity is not only shown bythe article itself; some… Continue reading Articles: uses of the definite articles
Articles: general
1 The articles agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. Las manzanas Un niño El fuego Una vaca When the noun is invariable, the article as other determiners indicates gender. El árabe La árabe Este dentista Esta dentista The articles always precede the noun. La sandía El perfume Singular Neuter Plural… Continue reading Articles: general