Article and Noun Agreement
Choose el/la/els/les or un/una/uns/unes to match the noun.
How It Works
The article marks the gender and number of the noun phrase. Learn a noun with its article: el problema is masculine despite -a, while la mà is feminine. An adjective joins the same agreement pattern.
L’ hides the singular gender in its spelling: l'amic is masculine and l'amiga feminine. The plurals make it visible again: els amics and les amigues. Neither plural article takes an apostrophe.
With masculine articles, a/de/per produce al/del/pel and als/dels/pels. The house-of particle ca also has cal/cals with el/els and can with en. Feminine articles remain separate, as in de les amigues. Before singular l’, use a l’, de l’ and per l’.
Examples (3)
- Els llibres són nous.
The books are new.
- Una amiga porta unes flors.
A friend brings some flowers.
- Dono les claus als amics.
I give the keys to the friends.
How It Connects
Related Patterns
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Patterns that build on this one.
- Demonstrative AgreementLevel 1
- de + el = delContraction of De and ElLevel 1
- el, elsMasculine Definite ArticlesLevel 1
- la, lesFeminine Definite ArticlesLevel 1
- per + el = pelContraction of Per and ElLevel 1
- -esPlural in ESLevel 1
- -sRegular Plural with SLevel 1
- el, la, els, lesDirect Object Pronouns El, La, Els, LesLevel 2
And 5 more in the full list.
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