2.3 - Identify basic objects.

Gender Agreement

In Spanish, every noun has a gender, which is either masculine or feminine. The article 'la' indicates feminine gender and the article 'el' indicates masculine gender. The gender of a noun cannot always be predicted by looking at the noun, but, typically, nouns ending in 'o' are masculine and those ending in 'a' are feminine. For example:

	La pluma	The pen (feminine)
	El cuaderno	The notebook (masculine)

Number Agreement

The number of any noun in Spanish is either singular or plural. The plural form depends on the last letter of the noun. If a noun ends in a vowel, add an 's' to the end of it. If it ends in a consonant, add 'es'. Articles also have plural forms. The plural form of 'la' is 'las', and the plural form of 'el' is 'los'. For example:

	La escuela	The school (singular)
	Las escuelas	The schools (plural)
	El árbol	The tree (singular)
	Los árboles	The trees (plural)

anotaciones (f) notes calendario (m) calendar cartera (f) wallet cepillo (m) brush cuaderno (m) notebook dinero (m) money escritorio (m) desk grapadora (f) stapler lámpara (f) lamp lápiz (m) pencil libro (m) book llave (f) key		mochila (f) backpack papel (m) paper paraguas (m) umbrella periódico (m) newspaper pluma (f) pen reloj (m) watch silla (f) chair tarjeta de identificación (f) ID card teléfono móbil, portátil, celular (m) mobil, portable, cell phone tijeras (f) scissors tiza (f) chalk

Tengo dos lápices y una pluma en mi mochila. I have two pencils and a pen in my backpack. ¿Cuántas sillas hay en este salón de clase? How many chairs are there in this classroom? Ella no tiene su libro de texto hoy. She doesn't have her textbook today Me gusta tu teléfono celular. I like your cellphone. Los profesores tienen que comprar la tiza. The professors have to buy the chalk

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 Example: Spanish

Tengo aquí las llaves de mi casa que sirven para abrir y cerrar la puerta. Tengo una cartera donde guardo el dinero, las identificaciones y las tarjetas de crédito. También tengo aquí mi bicicleta que sirve para movilizarme en la ciudad.

Example: English

I have the keys to my house here which are used for opening and closing the door. I have a wallet where I keep my money, identification, and credit cards. I also have my bike here which is useful for getting around the city.

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