How to say 'the' ; el, la, los, las

2012. 9. 23. 21:06Language

There are two Spanish words for a and anun and una, used according to the gender of the world to which they are attached. Spanish also has more than one word for the: el is used with masculine words, and la with feminine words. So we have:

 

el apartamento    el piso   el arquitecto

la oficina    la familia    la señora    la calle

 

Whe the precedes a plural words, two new forms are needed. El becames los and la becomes las. So we have:

 

Los apartamentos    los pisos    los arquitectos

las oficinas    las familias    las señoras    las calles

 

 

 When you are talking about a person by their name and title, you need to use the definite article(el, la, los or las), for example

 

El Sr. Méndez no entiende alemán.

  = Mr. Méndez doesn´t understand German.

 

La Srta. Carrera es madrileña.

  = Miss Carrera is from Madrid.

 

Los Sres. Alba son sevillanos.

  = Mr. and Mrs. Alba are from Seville.

 

However, when talking to a person face to face, the definite article is not needed, unless you are asking the who they are.

 

Sr. Méndez, ¿Habla Vd. inglés?

Buenos días, Srta. Carrera.

¿Son Vds. los Sres. Alba?

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