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Nouns, gender and adjectives

Nouns, gender and adjectives. Nouns for people have natural gender. Other nouns have gender based on their endings. Still other nouns have gender that must be memorized. Nouns for people have natural gender. Masculine or feminine? 1. Paco 2. Cristina 3. Anna 4. Miguel. masculine.

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Nouns, gender and adjectives

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  1. Nouns, gender and adjectives

  2. Nouns for people have natural gender. • Other nouns have gender based on their endings. • Still other nouns have gender that must be memorized.

  3. Nouns for people have natural gender. • Masculine or feminine? • 1. Paco • 2. Cristina • 3. Anna • 4. Miguel masculine feminine feminine masculine

  4. If there is a group mixed of males and females, the masculine gender assignment always prevails. • Miguel y Anna • Cristina, Anna y Patricia • Cristina, Anna, Patricia y Juan • 40,000 girls and 1 guy at a Jonas Brothers concert at Cowboy’s Stadium? masculine feminine masculine masculine

  5. Other nouns have gender based on their endings. • Words that end in o are almost always masculine • el libro • el gato • los mercados • los carros • Exceptions do exist • la foto or la mano

  6. Other nouns have gender based on their endings. • Words that end in a are almost always feminine • la escuela • la camera • las estanterías • las computadoras • Exceptions do exist • el problema or el tema

  7. Still other nouns have gender that must be memorized. • la pared • el tren • los postres • las televisiones

  8. To form the plural of a word that ends in a vowel, add –s and change the article from el to los or la to las. • To form the plural of a word that ends in a consonant, add -es and change the article from el to los or la to las.

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