Gender of Nouns in Spanish Gender in English

Gender of Nouns in Spanish

Gender in English for people and animals l l l l l man boy actor waiter aviator tiger lion gander bull woman girl actress waitress aviatrix tigress lioness goose cow

Can you just guess the gender in Spanish for inanimate objects? dress vestido masculine tie corbata feminine Nope. So don’t even try.

Typically, nouns that end with the letters “L. O. N. E. R. S” are masculine l l l el abril el mosquito el examen el café el tambor el lunes

Typically, nouns that end with “-ma” are masculine l l el problema el sistema el clima el síntoma

For most people and animals, there is a masculine and a feminine version of the word l l l el profesor el actor el director just add a la profesora la actora la directora el chico el gato (cat) change to “o” to “a” la chica la gata

For people and animals that end with “E” or “-ISTA”, the masculine and feminine forms are the same, only the article changes l l l el tigre el estudiante el elefante el dentista el pianista change the “el” to “la” la tigre la estudiante la elefante la dentista la pianista

Typically, nouns that end with the letter “A” are feminine l l l la plaza la salsa la persona la piñata la mesa la montaña

Typically, nouns that end with “-CIÓN”, “SIÓN”, “DAD” “TAD”, and “TUD” are feminine l l la educación la televisión la universidad la dificultad la actitud

But there are some common exceptions you should be aware of. l l l l la radio la foto la mano (hand) la tarde la noche la clase el día el mapa