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Revision as of 02:29, 9 February 2017
The Basics of Spanish
Gender of Nouns
The general rule
If a word ends in "o" it is usually masculine. If a word ends in "a" it is usually feminine.
"the" = "el" for masculine, "la" for feminine.
"a" = "un" in masculine, "una" is feminine
- el mundo = world
- el chico = boy
- el colegio = school
- el coche = car
- el miedo = fear
- la chica = girl
- la piscina = swimming pool
- la mesa = table
- la libertad = liberty
Masculine to Feminine
No general rule.
- cat: el gato => la gata
- dog: el perro => la perra