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Common errors in the use of Spanish articles
In Spanish, articles are almost always used with nouns, but they may not be used in your language.
- It would be incorrect to say “Perro está en jardín”
- The correct form would be: “El perro está en el jardín”
You should also not confuse gender and number, as the Spanish article must always agree with the noun.
- It is incorrect to say “el mesa”
- It would be correct to say “la mesa”
Beware of the neuter article “lo”. Although it is not very common, this article exists, and you can see it in some sentences. “Lo” is not a regular article, but is used with adjectives, abstract concepts or ideas, qualities or generalized ideas. For example:
- Lo importante es estudiar todos los días (The important thing is to study every day)
- Me encanta lo bonito de este lugar (I love how beautiful this place is)
- Lo mejor de las vacaciopnes fue la comida (The best part of the vacation was the food)
Examples with Spanish articles
Here are some sentences with definite and indefinite articles in Spanish so that you can see the use and position of each one:
- La casa es muy bonita (The house is very nice)
- Vi un coche rojo en la calle (I saw a red car in the street)
- Compré una flor para mi madre (I bought a flower for my mother)
- Los niños están jugando en el parque (The children are playing in the park)
- Las estrellas brillan mucho esta noche (The stars are very bright tonight)
- Necesito unos zapatos nuevos (I need some new shoes)
- Compré unas manzanas en el mercado (I bought some apples at the market)
- Fuimos al cine ayer (We went to the movies yesterday)
- La portada del libro es muy interesante (The cover of the book is very interesting)
- No me gusta el ruido de la ciudad (I don't like the noise of the city)
- ¿Dónde está la llave del coche? (Where is the car key?)
- Me encontré con un amigo de la infancia (I met a childhood friend)
- Ella es una persona muy generosa (She is a very generous person)
- Los perros de la vecina siempre ladran por la noche (The neighbor's dogs always bark at night)
- El gato duerme en el sofá (The cat sleeps on the sofa)