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A noun is a person, place or thing. Also, a noun is anything we can put a name on. Therefore, even words that refer to abstract concepts such as love, life, anger, and so on, are nouns. In Spanish, one of the words for noun is nombre, which simply means name.
Masculine Nouns
To identify Masculine nouns you look for nouns ending in o, í, ú or a consonant.
Of course, there are exceptions. One is una mano
Examples:Un libroUn relojun rubíun menú
Feminine nouns
Normally, nouns ending in a, ad, ción, or sión are feminine.
One exceptions is un mapa.
Examples:Una mesaUna naciónUna cuidad
Feminine nouns
Also, nouns that can describe female persons generally are feminine or have a feminine form that is similar to the masculine form.
Examples:Una mujerUna muchachaUna profesora Una doctora
Exceptions
Masculineel cometa el cura el día el dilema el diploma
FeminineLa fotoLa motoLa modeloLa mano
Nouns ending in “e”Nouns ending in “e” can either be masculine or
feminine such as un coche and una noche
Indefinite articles
Plural indefinite articles(unos, unas) can be translated to “some” or “few””.
“Hay unos libros en la sala de clase.”- There are a few books in the classroom.
The indefinite article(un, una) refers to a non-specific item.
“Es un libro”- It’s a book.
Definite articles
The definite article(el, la) refers to a specific item.
“Es el libro que usamos en la clase de español.”-It’s the book we use in the Spanish class.
Plural definite articles(los, las), same as the singular effect, refer to specific things.
“Son los libros para la clase de español.”-They’re the books for the Spanish class.
Pluralization
If a noun ends in a, á, e, é, o, ó, i or u, we simply add s.
Profesora Profesoras
Casa CasasMuchacha
MuchachasMesa Mesas
Libro LibrosCafé CafésCursi CursisTribu Tribus
Pluralization
The rare word that ends in í or ú can be pluralized by adding either s or es.
rubí rubís/rubíes• menú menús/menúes• colibrí colibrís/colibríes• Esquí esquís/esquíes• Iglú iglús/iglúes
Pluralization
If a noun ends in a consonant, we add es.
Borrador borradoresReloj relojesPapel papelesParedparedes
Practice!
http://www.studyspanish.com/tests/genoun1.htm
http://spanishgrammarlessons.com/2-grammar-worksheets/articles/spanish-definite-and-indefinite-articles-worksheet/
http://spanishgrammarlessons.com/2-grammar-worksheets/articles/spanish-articles-quiz/
http://spanishgrammarlessons.com/2-grammar-worksheets/articles/definite-articles-sentences-spanish-worskheet/
http://spanishgrammarlessons.com/2-grammar-worksheets/articles/spanish-articles-fill-in-the-blanks-worksheet/
http://spanishgrammarlessons.com/2-grammar-worksheets/articles/spanish-indefinite-articles-worksheet/