Definite and Indefinite Articles

Since we've already started forming nominal phrases with the use of numbers, let's continue by using articles in Spanish this time.

A nominal phrase is usually composed of an article and a noun. Articles can be
either definite or indefinite. In English, the article “the” is a definite article, and we use 'a' or 'an' as indefinite articles. In case you've forgotten what we mean by 'definite' and 'indefinite', here's a quick review:

Definite - [The child] is playing.
Indefinite - [A child] is playing.

In the first sentence, we're talking about a particular child - perhaps a child we already
know or have been talking about earlier; however, in the 2nd sentence, we're talking about an unknown child, or one that we've not spoken of before.

In Spanish, articles are also used to show a noun’s definiteness. Since it is again a
gender- and number-specific language, these articles are also inflected for gender and
plurality. Tomorrow, we'll introduce those articles.

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