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A1.3.3 Spanish grammar: The Gender of Nouns

A1 Spanish Noun gender

Gramática

Level: A1

Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)

Lesson 3: ¿De dónde eres? (Where are you from?)

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El género de los sustantivos

Recognize the gender of nouns.

  1. There are masculine and feminine nouns.
  2. The article agrees with the gender.
GéneroTerminacionesEjemplo 
MasculinoEn -o El libro (The book)
El perro (The dog)
 En -orEl profesor (The teacher)
El color (The color)
 En -ma (de origen griego)El problema (The problem)
El programa (The programme)
 Días de la semana, meses, océanos, ríos, montañasEl lunes (Monday)
El Atlántico (The Atlantic)
FemeninoEn -a La casa (The house)
La mesa (The table)
 En -ción, -siónLa canción (The song)
La televisión (The television)
 En -dad, -tad, -tudLa ciudad (The city)
La juventud (Youth)
 En -umbreLa costumbre (The custom)
Masculino y/o femeninoEn -e 

El coche (The car)

La noche (The night)

 Terminaciones en consonante, especialmente -l, -n, -r, -s, -zEl árbol (The tree)
La flor (The flower)
ExcepcionesLa mano (femenino)La mano (The hand)
 El mapa (masculino)El mapa (The map)

Careful!

  1. There are nouns that have the same ending: "el estudiante" and "la estudiante".
  2. Common exceptions: la mano, el mapa, el sofá, el planeta, el idioma

Exercise: The Gender of Nouns

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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El, La

1. ... mano

La mano
(The hand)

2. ... lunes

El lunes
(Monday)

3. ... enfermera

La enfermera
(The nurse)

4. ... policía

El policía
(The policeman)

5. ... problema

El problema
(The problem)

6. ... televisión

La televisión
(The television)

7. ... cocinero

El cocinero
(The cook)

8. ... planeta

El planeta
(The planet)

9. ... enfermero

El enfermero
(The nurse)

10. ... día

El día
(The day)