Comments on: The Personal ‘a’ and Spanish Contractions http://www.learnspanishhowto.com/the-personal-a-and-spanish-contractions-208.php How To Learn Spanish - Online Program/Course Reviews - Free Spanish Lessons Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:07:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Alex-Learns-Spanish http://www.learnspanishhowto.com/the-personal-a-and-spanish-contractions-208.php/comment-page-1#comment-138 Alex-Learns-Spanish Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:44:47 +0000 http://www.learnspanishhowto.com/?p=208#comment-138 KC, It has to do with gender (word) and if it's singular or plural. In the example above: "María va al baile con Enrique", 'baile' (the dance) is masculine, so...(to) 'a' combines with (the) 'el' instead of (the) 'la', which is feminine, to form 'al'. So, 'de la' is: (of the) -- for feminine singular, 'de los' is: (of the) -- for masculine plural, and so on... There is a lesson that describes when things are masculine or feminine: http://www.learnspanishhowto.com/when-are-spanish-nouns-feminine-or-masculine-199.php KC, It has to do with gender (word) and if it’s singular or plural.

In the example above: “María va al baile con Enrique”, ‘baile’ (the dance) is masculine, so…(to) ‘a’ combines with (the) ‘el’ instead of (the) ‘la’, which is feminine, to form ‘al’.

So, ‘de la’ is: (of the) — for feminine singular, ‘de los’ is: (of the) — for masculine plural, and so on…

There is a lesson that describes when things are masculine or feminine: http://www.learnspanishhowto.com/when-are-spanish-nouns-feminine-or-masculine-199.php

]]> By: KC http://www.learnspanishhowto.com/the-personal-a-and-spanish-contractions-208.php/comment-page-1#comment-137 KC Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:17:24 +0000 http://www.learnspanishhowto.com/?p=208#comment-137 I still don't know when I have to use del, de la, de los, or de las. same with al. When do I use the other three combinations??? I still don’t know when I have to use del, de la, de los, or de las. same with al. When do I use the other three combinations???

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