Singulars to plurals Definite Articles el becomes los la becomes las
Indicators that a noun is masculine: - nouns that refer to a male person - most nouns that end in o
Indicators that a noun is feminine: nouns that refer to a female person most nouns that end in a most nouns ending in ión, tad and dad
Note : Words ending in -ma that are derived from Greek rather than Latin (e.g., tema, telegrama, but not forma) are almost always masculine.tema, telegrama, but not forma) are almost always masculine.
Las reglas – The rules Word ends in vowel – ADD -s Word ends in a consonant – ADD -es Word ends in z – change z to c ADD -es
____________ libro ____________ Mesas ____________ Puerta ____________ Hombres ____________ Problema ____________ Libros ____________ Ciudad ____________ Nación ____________ Doctores ____________ Apartamento ____________ Libertad ____________ Mujeres ____________ comunidades ____________ Sistemas ____________ Prueba ____________ Universidad ____________ Lápiz ____________ Profesor ____________ Profesoras ____________ comunicación
Adjective Agreement placement el globo rojo the red balloon los globos rojos the red balloons