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Sustantivos y Artículos

Learn the rules for noun genders in Spanish with this comprehensive guide. Explore masculine and feminine endings, definite and indefinite articles, professions, and more. Practice with examples to enhance your understanding.

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Sustantivos y Artículos

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  1. Sustantivos y Artículos Español 4 Capítulo 1

  2. Metas de Aprendizaje • Students will learn rules for gender of nouns in Spanish

  3. Nouns • Almost all nouns that end in –o in Spanish are masculine. • Almost all nouns that end in –a are feminine. • The definite article el accompanies masculine nouns. • The definite article la accompanies feminine nouns. • The indefinite articles are un and una.

  4. Feminine endings • Nouns that end in –dad, -tad, -umbre, -ción, and –siónare feminine. • Nouns that end in a consonant form the plural by adding –es • la ciudad las ciudades • la dificultad las dificultades • la multitud las multitudes • la costumbre las costumbres • la nación las naciones • la conclusión las conclusiones

  5. Feminine nouns • Most nouns that end in –sis are feminine • la tesis • la dosis • la sinopsis • la diagnosis

  6. Professions or political persuasions • Nouns that end in –istarefer to professions or political persuasions. • They are masculine or feminine, depending upon the gender of the person. • el dentista la dentista • el socialista la socialista

  7. Nouns ending in -e • Some nouns ending in –e are masculine and some are feminine. • Here are some common nouns in –e that you have already learned • el coche el bosque el guisante • el viaje el cacahuate el café • el postre el accidente el pie • el aceite el nombre el puente

  8. Nouns ending in -e • la calle la leche la fuente • la llave la noche la gente • la clase la nube la tarde

  9. Nouns ending in -nte • Nouns that end in –ntemost commonly refer to people and can be used for both genders. • el presidente la presidente • el asistente la asistente • el dependiente la dependiente • However, many Spanish speakers use –ntafor the feminine form. • la presidenta • la asistenta • la dependienta

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