Kinds of nouns

Classification of Spanish Nouns

Classification for Existence

• Concrete Nouns
  Is the noun that you can perceive by your senses as a book for example; these nouns are divided in two types.
  


• Proper Nouns
  The proper noun appointing to people, animals or specific things. Is always spelled with a capital first letter. They may be names of people, rivers, countries, cities, animals, degrees, stores, etc.
  
  Examples in Spanish:
  • Names = Alfredo
  • Cities = Madrid
  • Countries = Mexico
  • Pet names = Lazy


• Common Nouns
  The common noun appointing to people, animals, things or ideas in general and It is written in lowercase.
  
  Examples in Spanish:
  • women = mujer
  • writer = escritor
  • book = libro
  • dog = perro



• Abstract Nouns
  Is the noun that you cannot perceive by your senses.
  
  Examples in Spanish:
  • Qualities
    
    • skinny = delgadez
    • fat = gordura
    • beauty = belleza
    • goodness = bondad
  
  
  • Feelings
    
    • love = amor
    • hate = odio
    • fear = miedo
    • sympathy = simpatía
  
  
  • Actions abstract
    
    • the study = el estudio
    • the work = el trabajo
    • the rest = el descanso
  
  
  • Concepts
    
    • liberty = la libertad
    • justice = la justicia
    • goodness = la bondad