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1 Gender of nouns Preview Gender of nouns Grammar Guys

2 Gender of nouns These general rules will help you distinguish between masculine and feminine nouns that don’t end in -o or -a. Remember, however, that there are always exceptions to these rules. • Nouns ending in -dad, -ión, -z, -is, -ie, and -umbre are typically feminine. la verdad, la nación, la voz, la crisis, la serie, la costumbre

3 Gender of nouns These general rules will help you distinguish between masculine and feminine nouns that don’t end in -o or -a. Remember, however, that there are always exceptions to these rules. • Nouns ending in -aje, -al, -és, -in, and -ma are typically masculine. el paisaje, el corral, el inglés, el boletín, el problema

4 Gender of nouns These general rules will help you distinguish between masculine and feminine nouns that don’t end in -o or -a. Remember, however, that there are always exceptions to these rules. • Compound nouns are usually masculine. el lavaplatos el abrelatas el tocadiscos

5 Gender of nouns These general rules will help you distinguish between masculine and feminine nouns that don’t end in -o or -a. Remember, however, that there are always exceptions to these rules. • Nouns ending in -l, -n, and -r can be masculine or feminine. el árbol el plan el sur la piel la razón la labor

6 Gender of nouns Many nouns referring to people have masculine and feminine forms. The article changes depending on the gender of the person, but the form of the noun does not change. el/la estudiante el/la periodista el/la testigo el/la gerente el/la artista el/la modelo

7 Gender of nouns The article used can change the meaning of some nouns.
la radio radio as a medium el radio radio apparatus, radius, radium la cura cure el cura priest la capital government el capital money capital la mañana morning el mañana future la orden command el orden order, organization

8 Gender of nouns Feminine nouns beginning with a stressed a- or ha- take el in the singular. In these cases, the article does not indicate the gender of the noun. el arte, las artes el hacha, las hachas el ala, las alas

9 Grammar Guys: Gender of nouns
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