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Gender of nouns of living things vs. Gender of nouns of non-living things

Gender of nouns of living things vs. Gender of nouns of non-living things. Nouns of living things male > generally masculine gender: el hombre female > generally feminine gender: la mujer. Typical endings for masculine nouns that refer to male subjects: - o : el chico

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Gender of nouns of living things vs. Gender of nouns of non-living things

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  1. Gender of nouns of living things vs. Gender of nouns of non-living things

  2. Nouns of living things • male > generally masculine gender: el hombre • female > generally feminine gender: la mujer

  3. Typical endings for masculine nouns that refer to male subjects: -o: el chico -or: el profesor

  4. Typical endings for feminine nouns that refer to female subjects: -a: la chica -ora: la profesora

  5. Typical endings for nouns that refer to both male and female subjects: -ista: el dentista / la dentista -nte: el estudiante / la estudiante

  6. Nouns of non-living things Certain noun endings are strongly associated with a specific gender:

  7. -o (masc.) el diccionario ¡Ojo! [watch out!] *la mano

  8. -a (fem.) la computadora ¡Ojo! [watch out!] *el mapa *el día

  9. -ma (masc.) el problema el programa el diagrama el sistema el emblema

  10. -ción (fem.) la lección la conversación la nación la producción la presentación

  11. -dad (fem.) la actividad la comunidad la universidad la nacionalidad la biodiversidad

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