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Un and una are called indefinite articles. They are the equivalent of a/an in English. Indefinite articles indicate an unspecified singular noun. i.e. "A book is on the table." (an unspecific book). It is just any book, an unspecified, indefinite item. | |||||||||||
| In Spanish there are four indefinite articles. They are un, una, unos, unas. In Spanish the article will always precede the noun. | ||||||||||||
| The indefinite articles have to agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. | ||||||||||||
| Use un with masculine, singular nouns. Use una with feminine, singular nouns. | ||||||||||||
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Unos and unas are called plural indefinite articles. They are the equivalent of some or a few in English. The indefinite articles, unos and unas, are used with plural nouns. These plural, indefinite articles are used to indicate some or a few unspecific items, just more than one item of any kind. | |||||||||||
| When referring to a group of people that includes both males and females, unos (the masculine, plural form) is used. | ||||||||||||
| In a negative sentences, the indefinite articles are often dropped. | ||||||||||||
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| Most nouns that end in -o are usually masculine and use the indefinite article un in the singular. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Most nouns that end in -a are usually feminine and use the indefinite article una in the singular. | |||||||||||||||||
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The indefinite article unos is used with masculine plural nouns. Plural indefinite articles are translated as some or few. |
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The indefinite article unas is used with feminine, plural nouns. Plural indefinite articles are translated as some or few. |
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