Feminine vs. Masculine Nouns.  In Spanish, all nouns are either masculine or feminine This is mostly arbitrary, which means that just because the noun.

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1 Feminine vs. Masculine Nouns

2  In Spanish, all nouns are either masculine or feminine This is mostly arbitrary, which means that just because the noun is masculine doesn’t mean that the word is masculine (and vice versa). However, it is not arbitrary when it comes to living things.

3 Feminine vs. Masculine Nouns  The noun’s gender is typically marked by the noun’s endings Feminine Endings: -a, -ion, and –dad Masculine Endings: -o, and –or  There are exceptions to this rule. One of the biggest exceptions is nouns that end in –ma and -pa

4 Feminine vs. Masculine Nouns  The easiest way to tell the gender of a noun is by its definite article (“the” in English) or its indefinite article (“a,” “an,” or “some”) El: Masculine Singular Definite Article La: Feminine Singular Definite Article Un: Masculine Singular Indefinite Article Una: Feminine Singular Indefinite Article

5 Singular vs. Plural Nouns

6  To change singular nouns to plural nouns: Add –s (if noun ends in a vowel) or –es (if noun ends in a consonant) Change Article to Plural Form  Los: Masculine Plural Definite Article  Las: Feminine Plural Definite Article  Unos: Masculine Plural Indefinite Article  Unas: Feminine Plural Indefinite Article

7 Practica Sort words into Feminine and Masculine Groups

8 Las Respuestas Correctas FemeninoMasculino  La Pizarra  La Silla  La Computadora  La Tiza  La Carpeta  La Reglas  La Mochila  La Basura  La Tarea  La Calculadora  El Escritorio  El Librero  El Mapa  El Reloj  El Sacapuntas  El Borrador  El Boligrafo  El Marcador  El Libro  El Cuaderno  El Diccionario  El Papel

9 Practica - Escuchar  A – Feminine  B – Masculine  C – Singular  D – Plural

10 Practica Palabra (Espanol) Femenino o Masculino Singular o Plural Ingles Pizarra Escritorios Sillas Librero