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Gender of Nouns in Spanish

Gender of Nouns in Spanish. Gender in English for people and animals. man woman boy girl actor actress waiter waitress aviator aviatrix tiger tigress lion lioness gander goose bull cow. Can you just guess the gender in Spanish for inanimate objects?. dress . vestido .

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Gender of Nouns in Spanish

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  1. Gender of Nouns in Spanish

  2. Gender in Englishfor people and animals • man woman • boy girl • actor actress • waiter waitress • aviator aviatrix • tiger tigress • lion lioness • gander goose • bull cow

  3. Can you just guess the gender in Spanish for inanimate objects? dress vestido masculine tie corbata feminine Nope. So don’t even try.

  4. Typically, nouns that end with the letters “L.O.N.E.R.S” are masculine • el abril • el mosquito • el examen • el café • el tambor • el lunes

  5. Typically, nouns that end with “-ma” are masculine • el problema • el sistema • el clima • el síntoma

  6. For most people and animals, there is a masculine and a feminine version of the word • el profesor just add ala profesora • el actor la actora • el director la directora • el chicochange to “o” to “a”la chica • el gato (cat) la gata

  7. For people and animals that end with “E” or “-ISTA”, the masculine and feminine forms are the same, only the article changes • el tigrechange the “el” to “la”la tigre • el estudiantela estudiante • el elefantela elefante • el dentistala dentista • el pianistala pianista

  8. Typically, nouns that end with the letter “A” are feminine • la plaza • la salsa • la persona • la piñata • la mesa • la montaña

  9. Typically, nouns that end with “-CIÓN”, “SIÓN”, “DAD” “TAD”, and “TUD” are feminine • la educación • la televisión • la universidad • la dificultad • la actitud

  10. But there are some common exceptions you should be aware of. • la radio • la foto • la mano (hand) • la tarde • la noche • la clase • el día • el mapa

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