Gender of Nouns
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Gender of Nouns
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¡Hola! Me llamo Diego.
Your teacher has
invited me today to
help clarify your doubts
when deciding the
gender of words .
There are some things
you should keep in
mind when doing so.
Let me explain…
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It’s all about understanding that in Spanish,
every noun (person, place or thing) has a gender, and
that in Spanish, a noun can be
either masculine or
feminine.
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How are all of these
masculine nouns alike?
el abogadoel libroel chicoel baño
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How are all of these feminine
nouns alike?
la casala maestra
la chicala doctora
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Masculine Nouns generally end in – o
Feminine Nouns generally end in – a.
el /un diccionario el / un secretario
la / una computadora la / una profesora
If you look at both the beginning and
the ending of each line…
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“el" and "la" both mean "the.“
el chico / the boyla chica / the girl
These two words (el, la) are called definite articles.
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One cannot predict the
gender of a noun,
except in the case of
living creatures. Do not
try to analyze the
nature of the object,
looking for some
inherent masculinity or
femininity.
It won't work!
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Take a guess. Do you think the Spanish word for "dress" is masculine or feminine? You might expect it to be feminine, since
a dress is an article of clothing worn by females.
Actually, the word for "dress" is a masculine word:
el vestido
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Take another guess. Do you think the Spanish word for "necktie" is
masculine or feminine? You might expect it to be masculine, since a necktie is an article of
clothing worn by males.
Actually, the word for "necktie" is a feminine
word:
la corbata
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Nouns that end in -sión,
-ción, -dad, -tad, & -tud
are feminine.
televisión
actitud
ciudad
conversaciónlibertad
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Some nouns that end in -a are masculine.
el problema el dia
A few nouns that end in -ma are
feminine, such as la cama and la
pluma.
Many nouns that end in -ma are masculine.
el climael poema
A few nouns that end in -o are feminine.
la mano
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Plural Forms of Nouns
If a noun ends in a vowel, make it plural by adding -s.
libro : libros señora : señoras
The definite articles (el, la) also change in the plural form. They become "los"
and "las."
el libro : los librosla señora : las señoras
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Plural Forms of Nouns
If a noun ends in a consonant, make it plural by adding -es.
el profesor : los profesores
la ciudad: las ciudades
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Definite and
Indefinite Articles
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The difference between definite articles and indefinite articles can be
observed in the following two sentences:
Give me the chocolate chip cookie. Give me a cookie, please.
Imagine a plate full of cookies. There are peanut butter cookies, sugar cookies, gingerbread
cookies, and one chocolate chip cookie.
The first sentence speaks of a particular (or definite) cookie: The second sentence speaks of any
of a number of cookies (or an indefinite cookie):
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In Spanish, the definite article has 4 forms, depending on whether the noun
is…masculine, feminine, singular or plural.
el chico
los chicos
la chica
las chicas
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I hope this
helped! Tengo
que irme.
¡Hasta la vista!