18 Sep, 2009 in Uncategorized by Julio Foppoli

Spanish Nouns: Gender Exceptions

In Spanish, all nouns have a gender; they are either masculine or feminine. Usually, the ending gives us information about the gender:



ENDINGS…


GENDER

EXAMPLES

-o

masculine

perro (male dog)

-a

feminine

perra (female dog)

-ión

feminine

meditación (meditation)

-tad

feminine

amistad (friendship)



However, there are some exceptions to these rulse, but in over 95% of the cases these rules apply. Let’s have a quick look at them!



Note:

If you are a beginning student, skip this. Focus more on the generalities of the language, rather than on the exceptions, which, in the best of cases, account for a mere 5% of the total use of the language.



Masculine nouns that end in A


Feminine nouns that end in O


el clima

el cometa

el cura

el drama

el día

el enigma

el fantasma

el idioma

el artista

el mapa

el planeta

el poema

el problema

el programa


climate

comet

priest

drama

day

enigma

ghost

language

artist

map

planet

poem

problem

program

la dínamo

la foto

la mano

la moto










dynamo

photograph

hand

motorcycle













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Published on 18 Sep, 2009 in Uncategorized by Julio Foppoli

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