Gender of Nouns #9 • Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own. Objective: Students will be introduced to gender of nouns in Spanish and how all nouns fit into a gender category.
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Gender of Nouns #9 Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate.
Usually a noun is masculine if it ends in an “o” and feminine if it ends in an “a”. However, when a word ends in a consonant you need to memorize the definite article with the noun. Here are some examples of nouns that end in consonants: el suéter (masculine) la mujer (feminine) la estudiante (feminine) el hombre (masculine) index
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Gender of Nouns #9• Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret
written and spoken language on a variety of topics Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of
the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
Objective: Students will be introduced to gender of nouns in Spanish and how all nouns fit into a gender category.
Nouns name people, animals, places or things. You need to remember the following things about nouns in Spanish:
• All nouns in Spanish have gender. (i.e. masculine & feminine)
el chico (masculine)la chica (feminine)la falda (feminine)el pelo (masculine)
Usually a noun is masculine if it ends in an “o” and feminine if it ends in an “a”. However, when a word ends in a consonant you need to memorize the definite article with the noun.
• Here are some examples of nouns that end in consonants:
el suéter (masculine)la mujer (feminine)
la estudiante (feminine)el hombre (masculine)
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When nouns identify only one item, they are singular.
• Here are some examples of nouns that in the singular form:
el señor (masculine)la señora (feminine)
la profesora (feminine)el estudiante (masculine)
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When nouns identify more than one item, they are plural.
• Here are some examples of nouns that in the plural form:
los señores (masculine)las señoras (feminine)
las profesoras (feminine)los estudiantes (masculine)
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In Spanish, the definite article that accompanies a noun will match its gender and number.
• Here are some examples of nouns that in the plural form:
el cuarderno (singular)los cuardernos (plural)
la maleta (singular)las maletas (plural)
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Some nouns have 1 form that are both masculine and feminine.
el estudiantela estudiante
el modelola modeloel policíala policía
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CASA
la
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PANTALONES
los
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ZAPATO
el
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AMIGOS
los
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CAMISETA
la
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HOMBRE
el
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ESTUDIANTE
el, la
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DOCTOR
el
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ARTISTA
el, la
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PLOMERO
el
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FALDA
la
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AMIGOS
los
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VESTIDOS
los
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ESTUDIANTES
los, las
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TARDE
la
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POLICÍA
el, la
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JEANS
los
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BOLSA
la
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GATOS
los
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CALCETINES
los
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MODELO
el, la
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OJOS
los
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A noun may sometimes appear with an indefinite article. The indefinite articles that accompanies a nouns will also match its gender and number.
un chico unos chicosuna camisa unas camisasun estudiante unos estudiantes