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Indefinite article: used to indicate that a thing is not identified as unique.

Example:

• Un auto – A car (Un/ A – refer to any car)

In Spanish the article must agree in gender and number with the noun, which means that the definite article el, for example, should precede a singular and masculine. Study the chart below:

 Examples:

• el libro – the book   / los libros – the books
• un coche – a car  / unos coches – some cars
• la casa – the house / las casas – the houses
• una niña – a girl / unas niñas – some girls

The neutral article is used with an adjective, when the adjective is being used as a substantive (as a noun).

Example:

Ella hizo lo mejor que pudo. (She did the best she could)

Before a person’s name is not necessary to use articles.

The article “el y uno” must be used when a noun starts with the vowel “a” or with “ha”. But when the noun is in the plural form this principle is not applied.

Examples:

El agua (the water) – las aguas (the waters)

El arte (the art) – las artes (the arts)