Sustantivos y Artículos Español 4 Capítulo 1
Metas de Aprendizaje Students will learn rules for gender of nouns in Spanish
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.
Feminine endings Nouns that end in –dad, -tad, -umbre, -ción, and –sión are 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
Feminine nouns Most nouns that end in –sis are feminine la tesis la dosis la sinopsis la diagnosis
Professions or political persuasions Nouns that end in –ista refer 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
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
Nouns ending in -e la calle la leche la fuente la llave la noche la gente la clase la nube la tarde
Nouns ending in -nte Nouns that end in –nte most 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 –nta for the feminine form. la presidenta la asistenta la dependienta