as--

Un amigo (a friend)--Una amiga (a lady-friend)
Un padre (a father)--Una madre (a mother)


The Indefinite Article has no plural, but the Spanish plural forms
"unos" (masc.) and "unas" (fem.) translate the English words "some" or
"any," as Unos hermanos (some brothers), Unas hermanas (some sisters),
Unos tinteros (some inkstands), Unas mesas (some tables). (The Spanish
words "Algunos," "Algunas," are also used for the same purpose.)

NOTE 1.--Before a feminine noun _singular_ commencing with _a_ or _ha_
use =El= and =Un= instead of _La_ and _Una_ if such nouns are _stressed
on the first syllable_, as El águila (the eagle), El agua (the water),
El alma (the soul). (The plural is regular, as Las águilas (the
eagles).)

NOTE 2.--The Definite Article has a "neuter form" which is =Lo=. _It
cannot be used before a noun_ but before other parts of speech used to
represent an abstract idea, as Yo amo lo bello (I love the beautiful,
viz., all that which is beautiful), Lo sublime (the sublime, viz., all
that which is sublime).


REGULAR VERBS.

_1st Conjugation_. Hablar (to speak). _Pres. Part._ Hablando (speaking).
_Past Part._ Hablado (spoken).