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A beginner's guide to the gender of Spanish nouns, including an explanation of the different forms of 'the'. I created this slideshow for a module called Designing Online Learning, which was part of my MA in Library and Information Management at MMU.
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Gender of Spanish nouns
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Learning outcomesWhen you have completed the learning, you
will be able to: Differentiate between masculine and
feminine nouns Convert nouns into plural
Recognise the different forms of ‘the’ in Spanish
Assign the correct form of ‘the’ to a noun depending on whether it is masculine or
feminine, singular or plural
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GenderAll Spanish nouns have a genderMasculine nouns usually end in ‘o’Feminine nouns usually end in ‘a’
Not all nouns end in ‘o’ or ‘a’ and we will look at some of these, and other exceptions.
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Use your dictionaryIf you are unsure of the gender of a noun, your dictionary will tell you.
m or f will appear after the Spanish noun to indicate whether a word is masculine or feminine.
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Examples of masculine nouns
El chico = the boyEl bolígrafo = the penEl mango = the mango
El plátano = the bananaEl ojo = the eye
El hipopótamo = the hippopotamus El caballo = the horse
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Examples of feminine nouns
La chica = the girlLa mesa = the tableLa lima = the lime
La naranja = the orangeLa pierna = the leg La llama = the llama
La vaca = the cow
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Masculine exceptions/words that don’t end in ‘o’
El diploma = the diplomaEl hotel = the hotel
El parque = the parkEl champiñon = the mushroom
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Feminine exceptions/words that don’t end in ‘a’
La mano = the handLa calle = the street
La ración = the portionLa nariz = the nose
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Plurals
To show that a noun is plural (there is more than one of it)
Add ‘s’ to words that end in a vowel
Add ‘es’ to words that end in a consonant
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Plurals – masculine
Los chicos = the boysLos bolígrafos = the pensLos mangos = the mangos
Los plátanos = the bananasLos ojos = the eyes
Los hipopótamos = the hippopotamuses
Los caballos = the horses
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Plurals - feminine
Las chicas = the girlsLas mesas = the tablesLas limas = the limes
Las naranjas = the orangesLas piernas = the legs
Las llamas = the llamasLas vacas = the cows
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Plurals – masculine exceptions
Los diplomas = the diplomasLos hoteles = the hotelsLos parques = the parks
Los champiñones = the mushrooms
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Plurals – feminine exceptions
Las manos = the handsLas calles = the streets
Las raciónes = the portionsLas narizes = the noses
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“The”
As we have looked at examples of nouns, you may have noticed that the word for ‘the’ is not always the
same in Spanish.
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“The”
This is because it must agree with the noun it is used with. This
depends on the gender of the noun and whether it is singular or plural.
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Different forms of “the”
For singular masculine nouns use el.
For singular feminine nouns use la.For plural masculine nouns use los.For plural feminine nouns use las.
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Let’s look again at some of the examples, paying attention to the
form of “the” which is used.
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Examples of masculine nouns
El chico = the boyEl bolígrafo = the pen
El plátano = the bananaEl ojo = the eye
El hotel = the hotel
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Examples of feminine nouns
La chica = the girlLa mesa = the tableLa lima = the lime
La naranja = the orangeLa mano = the hand
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Plurals – masculine
Los chicos = the boysLos bolígrafos = the pens
Los plátanos = the bananasLos ojos = the eyes
Los parques = the parks
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Plurals - feminine
Las chicas = the girlsLas mesas = the tablesLas limas = the limes
Las naranjas = the orangesLas raciónes = the portions
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Pronunciation
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