Need quick answer for question of studying (el, la, un, una)?

Question

When do you use el&la instead of un&una and vice versa?
Give examplesssssss and rules.

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Answer 1

el, la = the
un, una = a, an

un libro = a book
el libro = the book

una flor = a flower
la flor = the flower

They are used exactly the same way than in English (except for the differentiation of gender).

Answer 2

El and LA are articles in Spanish for the. El is masculine and singular. La is feminine and singular.Un and Una are article for a.an. Un is masculine for a/an and Una is feminine for a/an. Libros is books and is masculine so you use el libros to say the book and to say a book you say Un libro. lapiz (sorry cant put accent mark over the a) is feminine and to say the pencil you say La lapiz. To say a pencil you say una lapiz since it is feminine and singular. There are also articles for some in spanish for both masculine singular/plural or feminine singular/plural i forgot them though. Hoped i helped.

Answer 3

'el' is the definite article for masculine nouns. don't get this mixed up with 'él', which means 'he'.

-el perro = the dog. perro is masculine, so you use el.
if you're talking about plural nouns, then you use los.
-los perros = the dogs.
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'la' is the definite article for feminine nouns.

-la iglesia = the church. iglesia is feminine, you use 'la'
if you're talking about plural nouns, then you use 'las'.
-las iglesias = the churches
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NOTE:
Whether a word is feminine or masculine is something you have to remember when learning Spanish. most feminine nouns end with '-a', but there are exceptions, like el agua.

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Un is the indefinite article for masculine nouns, and una is the definite article for feminine nouns.

ie. un perro = a dog. perro is masculine, so you use un.
ie. una iglesia = a church. iglesia is feminine, you use una.

Answer 4

EL and LA are definite articles like The. When used before a noun, like El hombre, it means, the man, therefore, it refers to the certain particular man. but when UN is use before a noun, like un hombre, it is similar to saying a man, therefore, it could be any man...

well, el and un are masculine while la and una are feminine..