1. Nouns
are used to name people, animals,
places, things, and ideas.
2
.
Gender.
In Spanish every noun has a
gender (masculine or feminine) and number
(singular or plural).
3. Masculine (m)
nouns usually end in
–o
.
Feminine (f)
nouns usually end in –
a
.
the zebra
–
la cebra (f)
the monkey – el mono (m)
4. Nouns
used for gender usually respect
that gender.
the boy - el niño (m)
the girl - la niña (f)
5. Conosants
. When a masculine noun
ends in one of the following conosants
,
(-d, -l, -n, -r, -s,
or
-z)
, you add
an
–a
to make it feminine.
the professor - el profesor (m)
the professor - la profesora (f)
6. Some nouns
keep the same form
whether masculine or feminine. The gender
is identified by the article.
el artista (m) – la artista (f)
el dentista (m) – la dentista (f)
el estudiante (m) – la estudiante (f)
7. Some nouns
are always masculine or
always feminine regardless of the gender
they identify.
the person - la persona
the victim - la víctima
the baby - el bebé
the member - el miembro
8. Nouns
ending in
-ión, -dad, -tad,
and
-tud
are usually feminine.
9. Irregular Nouns.
Some nouns
ending in –
o
are feminine.
the hand - la mano (f)
the radio- la radio (f)
Some nouns ending in –
a
are
masculine.
the day - el día (m)
the map - el mapa (m)
10. Some nouns
ending in –
o
are
masculine because they are
abbreviations of feminine words.
the photograph - la foto (la fotografía)
the motorcycle - la moto (la motocicleta)
11
.
To form
a plural
(a) Add -
s
to words ending in
a vowel.
la casa – las casas (the houses)
(b) Add -
es
to words ending in
a consonant.
el león – los leones
12
.
For nouns
ending in
–z
,
change the –
z
to –
c
and add –
es
(
-
ze
doesn’t exist in Spanish).
the light - la luz
the lights - las luces
the pencil - el lápiz
the pencils - los lápices
13
.
Mixed
gender nouns (words that
include both the masculine and
feminine gender) use the masculine
form.
the parents - los padres (m)
the children - los niños (m)
NOUNS
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PLURAL
the condition
the university
the will
the youth
NOUNS (cont.)
la condición
la universidad
la voluntad
la juventud
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