Nouns name people, animals, places or things. You need to remember the following things about nouns in Spanish: All nouns have gender. ( i.e. masculine.

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1 Nouns name people, animals, places or things. You need to remember the following things about nouns in Spanish: All nouns have gender. ( i.e. masculine & feminine ) el chico (masculine) la chica (feminine) la falda (feminine) el pelo (masculine) index MURPHY

2 Usually a noun is masculine if it ends in an “o” and feminine if it ends in an “a”. However, when a word ends in a consonant you need to memorize the definite article with the noun. Here are some examples of nouns that end in consonants: el suéter (masculine) la mujer (feminine) la estudiante (feminine) el hombre (masculine) index

3 When nouns identify only one item, they are singular. Here are some examples of nouns that in the singular form: el señor (masculine) la blusa (feminine) la maestra (feminine) el estudiante (masculine) index

4 When nouns identify more than one item, they are plural. Here are some examples of nouns that in the plural form: los señores (masculine) las blusas (feminine) las maestras (feminine) los estudiantes (masculine) index

5 In Spanish, the dfeinite article that accompanies a noun will match its gender and number. Here are some examples of nouns that in the plural form: el zapato (singular) los zapatos (plural) la maestra (singular) las maestras (plural) index

6 Some nouns have 1 form that are both masculine and feminine. el estudiante la estudiante el modelo la modelo el policía la policía index

7 casa la index

8 pantalones los index

9 zapato el index

10 amigos los index

11 camiseta la index

12 hombre el index

13 estudiante el, la index

14 doctor el index

15 artista el, la index

16 plomero el index

17 falda la index

18 amigos los index

19 vestidos los index

20 estudiantes los, las index

21 tarde la index

22 policía el, la index

23 jeans los index

24 bolsa la index

25 gatos los index

26 calcetines los index

27 modelo el, la index

28 ojos los index

29 A noun may sometimes appear with an indefinite article. The indefinite articles that accompanies a nouns will also match its gender and number. un chicounos chicos una camisaunas camisas un estudianteunos estudiantes index

30 ojos unos index

31 hombre un index

32 casa una

33 pantalones unos index

34 estudiantes unos, unas index

35 suéteres unos index

36 modelos unos, unas index

37 ropa una index

38 calcetín un index