El calentamiento - el 6 de octubre 1.el bolígrafo la bolígrafo 2.la carpetaslas carpetas 3.el deporteslos deportes 4.el plumala pluma 5.las animaleslos animales 6.el librola libro 7.el mochilala mochila Do you remember which one is correct?

Hoy… Focus on accuracy in our writing and speaking Compare 2 major differences between the Spanish and English languages

Gender of Nouns

¡Hola! Me llamo Diego. What are el la los & las in front of all of these Spanish words?

It’s all about understanding that in Spanish, every person, place, and thing has a gender, and that in Spanish, a noun can be either masculine or feminine.

How are all of these masculine nouns alike? el bolígrafo el libro el chico el baño

How are all of these masculine nouns alike? el bolígrafo el libro el chico el baño

How are all of these feminine nouns alike? la casa la maestra la chica la pluma

How are all of these feminine nouns alike? la casa la maestra la chica la pluma

Masculine Nouns generally end in – o Feminine Nouns generally end in – a. el /un diccionario el / un secretario la / una computadora la / una profesora If you look at both the beginning and the ending of each line…

“el" and "la" both mean "the.“ el chico / the boy la chica / the girl These two words (el, la) are called definite articles.

We cannot tell the gender of a noun, except in the case of living creatures. Do not try to analyze the nature of the object, looking for some inherent masculinity or femininity. It won't work!

Take a guess. Do you think the Spanish word for "dress" is masculine or feminine? You might expect it to be feminine, since a dress is an article of clothing worn by females. Actually, the word for "dress" is a masculine word: el vestido

Take another guess. Do you think the Spanish word for "necktie" is masculine or feminine? You might expect it to be masculine, since a necktie is an article of clothing worn by males. Actually, the word for "necktie" is a feminine word: la corbata

Nouns that end in -sión, -ción, -dad, -tad, & -tud are feminine. televisión actitud ciudad conversación libertad

Some nouns that end in -a are masculine. el dia A few nouns that end in -ma are feminine, such as la cama and la pluma. Many nouns that end in -ma are masculine. el clima el poema A few nouns that end in -o are feminine. la mano

Plural Forms of Nouns If a noun ends in a vowel, make it plural by adding -s. libro : libros señora : señoras The definite articles (el, la) also change in the plural form. They become "los" and "las." el libro : los libros la señora : las señoras

Plural Forms of Nouns If a noun ends in a consonant, make it plural by adding -es. el profesor : los profesores la ciudad: la ciudades

I hope this helped! Tengo que irme. ¡Hasta la vista!