La - The
El - the/this
In Spanish class, indefinite articles were a lot easier to learn than definite articles.
The Spanish definite articles are "el" (masculine singular), "la" (feminine singular), "los" (masculine plural), and "las" (feminine plural). They are used before nouns to indicate a specific or particular item.
It is the plural form of the definite articles (le, la, English "the"). There is only one form, no gender agreement for plural definite articles (unlike Spanish).
"Mapa" is a masculine noun, even though it ends in "a". So the singular is "el mapa", the plural is "los mapas".
el (masculine singular) la (feminine singular) los (masculine plural) las (feminine plural)
Definite Articles There are four definite articles and they all mean "the" Masculine/singular :El Masculine/plural : Los Feminine/singular Feminine/plural :Las Indefinite articles There are four indefinite articles. The singular ones mean "a" and the plural ones mean "some" Masculine/ singular :Un Masculine/plural :Unos Feminine/ singular :Una Feminine/plural :Unas
No, "cuadernos" is a plural noun meaning notebooks in Spanish. It is not a definite article. Definite articles in Spanish are "el" (masculine singular), "la" (feminine singular), "los" (masculine plural), and "las" (feminine plural).
Definite articles MUST agree with number and gender of the noun.If the noun is:Singular and masculine, use el.Singular and feminine, use la.Plural and masculine, use los.Plural and feminine, use las.
The German word die, meaning the, is one of the three definite articles in German, It is used for feminine nouns and is the definite article for plural nouns. The other two definite articles are der (male) and das (neuter).
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