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Definite Articles
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el
los la las |
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1) To accompany abstract nouns and nouns that are used in a general way.
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Las grasas no son buenas para la salud
Fats are not good for your health. |
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2) With days of the week, to mean on, except when telling which day of the week it is.
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En casa, comemos sopa los lunes.
At home, we eat soup on Mondays. Note: Hoy es lunes. Today is Monday. |
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3) With titles (señor, señora, señorita, profesor/a, etc.), when talking about the person. It is omitted when talking to the person.
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El señor Ramírez usa hierbas para curar a sus pacientes.
Mr. Ramírez uses herbs to cure his patients. Note: Dígame, Sr. Ramírez, ¿qué debo tomar para mi dolor? Tell me, Mr. Ramírez, what should I take for my pain? |
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4) Before the names of languages;
but, not after the preposition "en" and the verbs hablar, aprender, comprender, enseñar, escribir, leer, and saber |
El español es muy popular aquí.
Spanish is very popular here. |
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5) With articles of clothing and parts of the body, in situations in which English uses the possessive adjective.
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Me puse los guantes antes de salir.
-->I put my gloves on before going out. Me duele la cabeza. -->My head aches. |
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After the prepositions "a" and "de," the masculine singular article "el" becomes "al" and "del," respectfully.
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a + el = al
de + el = del |
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Nosotros Commands
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In order to say "let's (do something together)"
Rules: 1) Form the first person singular of the present indicative tense 2) Drop the -o 3) For -ar verbs --> -emos for -er/-ir verbs --> -amos |
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If irregularities are present in the first person present indicative, those carry over
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servir --> sirvio --> sirvamos
hacer --> hago --> hagamos |
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Object pronouns:
If a positive sentence, then they are added to the end of the verb If it's a negative command, then they come before. |
Pues, comprémoslas.
-->Then, let's buy them. No se lo digamos. -->Let's not tell it to her. |
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-car --> -que
-gar --> -gue -zar --> -c |
Practiquemos yoga.
--> Let's practice yoga. Empecemos una dieta sana. --> Let's start a healthy diet. |