Spanish grammar - Indefinite articles - un and una |
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The singular indefinite article in English is 'a' (or 'an'). It marks a single previously unspecified object. In Spanish the indefinite article serves the same purpose but there are two - depending on gender: un is the masculine and una is the feminine. Notice that un and una also mean the number 'one' - which has a gender in Spanish. |
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Yo soy un hombre.
I am a man. |
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Yo soy una mujer.
I am a woman. |
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Él es un estudiante.
He is a student. |
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Ella es una maestra.
She is a teacher. |
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Un policía está aquí.
A policeman is here.
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¿Dónde hay un baño cerca?
Where is a toilet close by?
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¿Dónde hay un paraguas?
Where is an umbrella?
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La maestra es una estudiante.
The teacher (feminine) is a student. |
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