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Gender of Nouns

Gender of Nouns. ¡Hola! Me llamo Diego. Your teacher has invited me today to help clarify your doubts when deciding the gender of words . There are some things you should keep in mind when doing so. Let me explain….

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Gender of Nouns

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  1. Gender of Nouns

  2. ¡Hola! Me llamo Diego. Your teacher has invited me today to help clarify your doubts when deciding the gender of words . There are some things you should keep in mind when doing so. Let me explain…

  3. It’s all 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.

  4. How are all of these masculine nouns alike? el abogado el libro el chico el baño

  5. How are all of these feminine nouns alike? la casa la maestra la chica la doctora

  6. If you look at both the beginning and the ending of each line… Masculine Nouns generally end in – o Feminine Nouns generally end in – a. el /undiccionarioel / unsecretariola / unacomputadorala / unaprofesora

  7. “el" and "la" both mean "the.“ el chico / the boy la chica / the girl These two words (el, la) are called definite articles.

  8. One cannot predict the gender of a noun, except in the case of living creatures. Do not try to analyze the nature of the object, looking for some inherent masculinity or femininity. It won't work!

  9. Take a guess. Do you think the Spanish word for "dress" is masculine or feminine? You might expect it to be feminine, since a dress is an article of clothing worn by females. Actually, the word for "dress" is a masculine word: el vestido

  10. Take another guess. Do you think the Spanish word for "necktie" is masculine or feminine? You might expect it to be masculine, since a necktie is an article of clothing worn by males. Actually, the word for "necktie" is a feminine word: la corbata

  11. Nouns that end in -sión, -ción, -dad, -tad, & -tud are feminine. televisión ciudad conversación libertad actitud

  12. A few nouns that end in -ma are feminine, such as lacama and lapluma. Many nouns that end in -ma are masculine. elclima el poema A few nouns that end in -o are feminine. lamano Some nouns that end in -a are masculine. elproblema eldia

  13. Plural Forms of Nouns If a noun ends in a vowel, make it plural by adding -s. señora : señoras libro : libros The definite articles (el, la) also change in the plural form. They become "los" and "las." el libro : los libros la señora : las señoras

  14. Plural Forms of Nouns If a noun ends in a consonant, make it plural by adding -es. el profesor : los profesores la ciudad: la ciudades

  15. Definite and Indefinite Articles

  16. The difference between definite articles and indefinite articles can be observed in the following two sentences: Give me the chocolate chip cookie.Give me a cookie, please. The second sentence speaks of any of a number of cookies (or an indefinite cookie): The first sentence speaks of a particular (or definite) cookie: Imagine a plate full of cookies. There are peanut butter cookies, sugar cookies, gingerbread cookies, and one chocolate chip cookie.

  17. In Spanish, the definite article has 4 forms, depending on whether the noun is… masculine, feminine, singular or plural. el chico la chica los chicos las chicas

  18. I hope this helped! Tengo que irme. ¡Hasta la vista!

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