Nouns and their gender Share Copied!
Nouns in Spanish can be masculine or feminine. In Spanish, there is no neuter gender.
Gramática: Los sustantivos y su género
A2 Spanish Basic noun gender agreement
Level: A2
Module 5: Planes para el futuro (Future Plans)
Lesson 38: Planes para el fin de semana (Weekend plans)
Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
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- Nouns ending in "-o" are masculine, in "-a" are feminine, and in "-e" or in a consonant can be masculine or feminine.
- Some nouns become feminine by adding "-a" to the masculine form.
- Some have completely different forms in masculine and feminine.
- Some nouns that refer to people do not change; only the article indicates the gender.
| Regla | Ejemplo |
|---|---|
-o: masculino -a: femenino -e/ consonante: femenino/ masculino | El hijo de Juan sueña con ser el jugador más talentoso de fútbol. (The son of Juan dreams of being the most talented football player.) La hija de Ana quiere ser jugadora de fútbol o cantante. (The daughter of Ana wants to be a football player or singer.) |
| + "a" a la forma masculina | Ana quiere ser la directora y Pedro el director de una película famosa. (Ana wants to be the director and Pedro the director of a famous movie.) |
| Formas completamente diferentes | Pedro soñaba con ser el mejor actor del mundo pero hoy su hermana es la actriz. (Pedro dreamed of being the best actor in the world but today his sister is the actress.) |
| Sin cambio | María es la pianista más bonita en España pero Juan es el mejor pianista del mundo. (María is the most beautiful pianist in Spain but Juan is the best pianist in the world.) |
Exercise 1: Los sustantivos y su género
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
actor, director, periodista, pianista, actriz, principe
Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
1
princesa
princess
2
actor
lead
3
director
director
4
principe
prince
