Simplified and native speakers:
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• Oswaldo Z.
• Katherine B.
• Hanevy S.
• Emilia A.
• Alejandra Z.
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• Simplified Example
• Oswaldo Z.
• Katherine B.
• Hanevy S.
• Emilia A.
• Alejandra Z.
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Simplified Example "Tengo aquí las llaves de mi casa que sirven para abrir y cerrar la puerta...." |
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Oswaldo Z. México, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua "Tengo aquí una pluma que sirve para escribir..." |
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Katherine B. Costa Rica, San José "Este es el teléfono, este es el auricular..." |
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Hanevy S. México, Irapuato, Guanajuato "Este es un reloj que da la hora y se pone en la mano..." |
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Emilia A. Argentina, Tucumán "Esto es un mate..." |
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Alejandra Z. Ecuador, Quito "Hoy vamos a aprender los nombres de algunos utensilios..." |
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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:
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:
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