Introduction to Determiners

Spanish · Determiners

Introduction

Determiners go before a noun and tell you which one, whose or how many.

typeexamples
articlesel, la, un, una
demonstrativeseste, ese, aquel
possessivesmi, tu, su, nuestro
quantifiersmucho, poco, alguno, ninguno, todo
indefinitesotro, cada, cualquier, varios
numbersdos, tres, primer
  • Esta casa es grande.This house is big.
  • Tengo muchos amigos.I have lots of friends.
  • Cada día es diferente.Every day is different.
Most determiners agree with the noun. A few never change: cada, and most numbers (dos, tres, diez). Cualquiera becomes cualquier before a noun.

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