so what is "Una"?

Question

Is it just an extension? Like "an". so... come una manzana. (they eat an apple) Can I use it for myself. como una manzana? and also other subjects such as they. comen una manzana??? I am stuck on this whole un, unos...and una unas situation.

Gracias for your time.

Answer 1

Come una manzana would be "he/she/it eats an apple." for "they eat an apple" you would use "comen una manzana."

You are correct in your understanding that "una" is like "an."

Un, una, unos, and unas are all "indefinite articles."

Articles conform to the noun they are attached to in number and gender.

For example: manzana is a feminine noun.

Una manzana - an apple. Unas manzanas - some apples.

Arbol is masculine.

Un árbol - a tree. Unos árboles - some trees.

gracias amigo. :) - UsernameMateo, Jun 11, 2011

Answer 2

Reference article on indefinite articles

Answer 3

una is an article

Answer 4

With numbers the uno (one) changes to un before masculine nouns, and una before feminine nouns, but it does not match the noun in number if uno is in combination with another number..

uno by itself:

una manzana=one apple or an apple......unas manzanas=some apples

un libro=one book or a book....unos libros=some books

uno in combination with another number

treinta y una casas;.... no treinta y unas casas

sesenta y un libros;.... no sesenta y unos libros

clean and clear, q. - NancyGrace, Jun 8, 2011

Hmm, I don't understand, if you are using numbers isn't always "uno?" Not una, or un? - Fredbong, Jun 8, 2011

Fredbong: I'm PMing you this link in case you do not read it here: http://spanish.about.com/cs/forbeginners/a/cardinalnum_beg.htm Read the gender parts. - 0074b507, Jun 8, 2011

Answer 5

una is pretty much summed up as the femanent version of "uno".

so basically it means one, but when you throw in the gramatical terms, it can be "an", "one" or anything like that

*********BUT!!!!:

It has to match the noun it comes before. so "una" cannot be used for "coche" or "reloj" (because they are masculant"

also, it is only singular.

to make it plural, you have to make it "unas".

that also has to match the known.

it has to be "unas manzanas".

You can't say "unas coches" or "unas manzana"

make sure it matches.

this will become very important later on while speaking spanish!

femanent? masculant? - Deanski, Jun 8, 2011

sora, I voted you because I know you are trying hard, but, feminine, not femanent, masculine, not masculant and "grammatical" with 2 "m's", okay? - NancyGrace, Jun 8, 2011

Answer 6

Una - a/an