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Noun Rules
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Feminine vs. Masculine Nouns There are two genders for nouns in Spanish, feminine and masculine. You need to memorize the genders of the nouns you learn. In general, nouns that end in a are feminine, and nouns that end in o are masculine. Nouns with Exceptional Genders Feminine Nouns that end with o. - la foto--photo
- la mano--hand
- la moto--motorcycle
Masculine Nouns that end with a. - el agua--water
- el cura--priest
Verbs that are also used as Nouns anochecer -- to nightfall -- el anochecer -- the nightfall deber -- to ought to -- el deber -- the duty pesar -- to weigh -- el pesar -- the grief ser -- to be -- el ser -- the being poder- to be able to-- el poder--the ability/power to Plural Nouns The three rules: - If it ends in a vowel, add s.
- If it ends in a z, change the z to c, and add es.
- If the above two rules don't apply, add es.
Definite Articles vs. Indefinite Articles A definite article refers to a specific item, but an indefinite article refers to one of something in a class. indefinite articles- a, some - English- a, an
- Spanish- una(f), un(m) , unas(f), unos(m)
definite articles- (the) - English- the
- Spanish- la(f), el(m), las(f), los(m)
Ms. Hernandez
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