SPANISH NOUNS
Definition: A noun is used to identify a person, place, thing, or idea. In Spanish all nouns are masculine or feminine gender.
Person: Joseluis, boy, dentist
Place: garden, university, Peru
Thing: book, car, magazine
Idea: liberty, fear, intelligence
Gender - Some languages divide nouns according to gender. In Spanish there are two genders: masculine and feminine.
Feminine - Nouns that refer to female beings or that end in -a are usually feminine. Some nouns ending in -a, -dad, -tad, -tud, -ión, -umbre, and -ie are generally feminine.
Examples in Spanish:
the city = la ciudad
the will = la voluntad
the virtue = la virtud
the climate = el clima
the day = el día
the girl = la chica
Masculine - Nouns that refer to male beings or that end in -o are usually masculine.
Examples in Spanish:
the boy = el chico
the male cat = el gato
the book = el libro
:: Also masculine nouns ending in -o change to -a to form the feminine.
the son = el hijo
the daughter = la hija
:: Masculine nouns that refer to people and that end in -or, -és, or -n add -a to form the feminine.
the author = el autor, la autora
the count = el conde
the countess = la condesa
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