Gender of Nouns and Definite and Indefinite articles
Learn Spanish: Gender and Articles in Spanish
This learn Spanish grammar lesson is 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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Masculine Nouns |
Feminine Nouns |
Definite Article |
el hombre |
the man |
la mujer |
the woman |
el libro |
the book |
la silla |
the chair |
Undefinite Article |
un hombre |
a man |
una mujer |
a woman |
un libro |
a book |
una silla |
a chair |
Masculine Nouns generally end in – o
Femenine Nouns generally end in – a.
| el /un diccionario |
el / un secretario |
| la / una computadora |
la / una profesora |
Nouns that finish in – e and refer to people can be either masculine or feminine, so it must be remembered with its masculine or feminine article.
el / un estudiante (masc.) |
el / un cliente (masc.) |
la / una estudiante (fem.) |
la /una cliente (fem.) |
Spanish nouns that have other endings must be memorized with its masculine or feminine article.
el hotel |
el papel |
el inglés |
la universidad |
There are some nouns that are exception to the basic rules.
el día |
la foto |
la mano |
la moto |
el problema |
Words ending in ción, sión dad/tad are always feminine.
| la nación |
la mansión |
la universidad |
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