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| + | * la radio (radio) | ||
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| + | More Feminine Noun rules: Nouns ending in '''-sión''', '''-ción''', '''-dad''', '''-tad''', '''-tud''', '''-umbre''' are feminine. | ||
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| + | * la televisión (TV) | ||
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Revision as of 02:39, 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.
- el gato => la gata (cat)
- el perro => la perra (dog)
- el chico (boy) => la chica (girl)
- el hermano (brother) => la hermana (sister)
Note. Words that have feminine meanings or connotations tend to be a feminine word. Exceptions:
- el vestido (dress)
- la corbata (tie)
More examples:
- el doctor => la doctora (doctor)
- el profesor => la profesora (teacher)
Exceptional Examples. In some cases, the actual noun does not change, but the article does in accordance to whom it is referring to.
- el estudiante => la estudiante (student)
- el artista => la artista (artist)
Exceptional masculine nouns ending in "a":
- el problema (problem)
- el mapa (map)
- el tema (issue)
- el sistema (system)
Exceptional feminine nouns ending in "o":
- la mano (hand)
- la radio (radio)
More Feminine Noun rules: Nouns ending in -sión, -ción, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre are feminine.
- la televisión (TV)
- la decisión (decision)