Subject Pronouns & Gender of Nouns Capítulo 2A
Repaso: Subject Pronouns -take the place of nouns- they do the action Ex: I sing a song. He sings a song.
Subject Pronouns in Spanish Singular yo tύtύ él ella Usted(Ud.) = I = You = he = she = you(formal)
Plural nosotros/as vosotros/as ellos ellas Ustedes (Uds.) We You (all/infor)--Spain They(masc) They(fem) You all (formal)
Por Ejemplo: I am nice Maria es simpática. Maria y yo somos simpáticas. Alfredo y Luis son pacientes. =Yo soy simpática. =Ella es simpática. =Nosotras somos.. =Ellos son pacientes.
Repaso- Gender of nouns -All nouns have gender-either Masculine or Feminine -Most masculine nouns end in –o -Most feminine nouns end in –a Ex.: el libro/un libro(masc) la carpeta/una carpeta(fem)
Some Nouns do NOT end in –o or –a – these genders must be learned and memorized Ex: el lápiz(masc.), el borrador(masc.) la nariz(fem), el pie(masc.)
Some nouns end in –o or –a, BUT their genders are exceptions to the rule. Ex: la mano-(fem) el agua-(mas)