Gender of Nouns and Articles
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All nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine. Articles also are either masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun. Because articles and nouns are so interdependent, it is a good idea to learn nouns and articles together.
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Definite
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Masculine
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Feminine
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English
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Singular
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el
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la
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the
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Plural
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los
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las
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the
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Examples
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el escritorio los escritorios
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la pizarra las pizarras
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Indefinite
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Masculine
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Feminine
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English
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Singular
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un
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una
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a
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Plural
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unos
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unas
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some
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Examples
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un libro unos libros
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una silla unas sillas
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Attention: nouns are usually masculine if they fall into one of these three categories.
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Noun ends in -o el libro, el escritorio
Noun denotes a male el cliente vs. la cliente
Noun ends in -l or -r el papel, el borrador
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Attention: nouns are usually feminine if they fall into one of these three categories.
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Noun ends in -a la silla, la pizarra
Noun denotes a female la cliente vs. el cliente
Noun ends in -ad, -ción/sión la lección, la unidad
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Attention: to form the plural of the noun for both genders, follow these guidelines.
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Add -s if word ends in vowel. el libro = los libros
Add -es if word ends in consonant. el papel = los papeles
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