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Nouns and Articles
Nouns and Articles
Nouns and Articles
In Spanish, nouns are classified into two groups: masculine and feminine
To identify our masculine nouns, we will start with the indefinite masculine article un, which in English is a or an Masculine nouns
Normally, nouns ending in o, , or a consonant are masculine. Of course, there are exceptions. One is una mano.
Note: The fact that a noun is masculine, other than those that denote human beings, has nothing whatever to do with sexual attributes.
In Spanish, nouns are classified into two groups: masculine and feminine
Words ending in or (accented) are fairly rare in Spanish and, as mentioned, are normally masculine. un colibr un esqu un rub a hummingbird un gur un igl un men a guru an igloo a menu
a ski
a ruby
Words ending in i or u (unaccented) are even more rare, and may be masculine or feminine.
un/una cursi
una tribu
In Spanish, nouns are classified into two groups: masculine and feminine
To identify our masculine nouns, we will start with the indefinite masculine article un, which in English is a or an Masculine nouns
un hombre In addition, nouns that denote male persons are normally masculine.
a man
In Spanish, nouns are classified into two groups: masculine and feminine
To identify our feminine nouns, we will start with the indefinite feminine article una, which in English is a or an Feminine nouns
una mesa
a table
Normally, nouns ending in a, ad, cin, or sin are feminine. Two exceptions are un mapa and un da.
Note: Again, the fact that a noun is feminine, other than those that denote human beings, has nothing to do with sexual attributes.
In Spanish, nouns are classified into two groups: masculine and feminine
To identify our feminine nouns, we will start with the indefinite feminine article una, which in English is a or an Feminine nouns
In addition, nouns that denote female persons are normally feminine or have a feminine form that is the counterpart of the masculine.
una mujer
a woman
una muchacha a girl una profesora una doctora a professor (f) a doctor (f)
Remember!
Nouns ending in o, , , or a consonant are normally masculine Nouns ending in a, ad, cin, or sin are normally feminine
Words that end with e are suspect, that is, they may be masculine or they may be feminine
nouns ending in e
Masculine
Feminine
un bache
a pothole
una llave
a key
When in doubt about the gender of a noun ending in e, or any noun, ask a native speaker or your teacher, or look it up in a dictionary.
un unos
a, an some, a few
el los
una unas
a, an some, a few
la las
the the
Pluralization
(La pluralizacin)
Nouns are pluralized differently in Spanish than in English.
Pluralization
(La pluralizacin)
Nouns are pluralized differently in Spanish than in English.
The rare word that ends in or can be pluralized by adding either s or es.
Singular Plural
Pluralization
(La pluralizacin)
Nouns are pluralized differently in Spanish than in English.
Pluralization
(La pluralizacin)
Nouns are pluralized differently in Spanish than in English.
Polysyllabic words that end in s, and are stressed on any syllable except the last one, maintain the same form in the plural as in the singular. We show that they are plural by using the plural article.
Singular Plural
Pluralization
(La pluralizacin)
Generally, adjectives are pluralized just like nouns.
Pluralization
(La pluralizacin)
When a noun or an adjective ends in z, we must change the z to c before adding es.
Singular Plural
nouns
adjectives
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