Chapter 1: Gender and number of nouns, definite and indefinite articles, prepositions

Question 1

How are nouns generally gendered in Spanish?

Answer 1

Masculine words typically end in “-o,” while feminine typically in in “-a.”

Question 2

What is the gender of “clima”?

Answer 2

masculine

Question 3

What is the gender of “mapa”?

Answer 3

masculine

Question 4

What is the gender of “planeta”?

Answer 4

masculine

Question 5

What is the gender of “problema”?

Answer 5

masculine

Question 6

What is the gender of “sistema”?

Answer 6

masculine

Question 7

What is the gender of “día”?

Answer 7

masculine

Question 8

What is the gender of “mano”?

Answer 8

feminine

Question 9

What is the gender of “foto”?

Answer 9

feminine

Question 10

What is the gender of “moto”?

Answer 10

feminine

Question 11

What is the gender of “clase”?

Answer 11

feminine

Question 12

What is the gender of “leche”?

Answer 12

feminine

Question 13

What is the gender of “noche”?

Answer 13

feminine

Question 14

What is the gender of “tarde”?

Answer 14

feminine

Question 15

What is the gender of “coche”?

Answer 15

masculine

Question 16

What is the gender of “diente”?

Answer 16

masculine

Question 17

What is the gender of “rifle”?

Answer 17

masculine

Question 18

What is the gender of “vientre”?

Answer 18

masculine

Question 19

What is the gender of “nariz”?

Answer 19

feminine

Question 20

What is the gender of “lápiz”?

Answer 20

masculine

Question 21

What is the gender of “razón”?

Answer 21

feminine

Question 22

What is the gender of “césped”?

Answer 22

masculine

Question 23

What is the gender of “animal”?

Answer 23

masculine

Question 24

What is the gender of “sartén”?

Answer 24

feminine

Question 25

What is the gender of "amor"?

Answer 25

masculine

Question 26

What is the gender of "reloj"?

Answer 26

masculine

Question 27

Most nouns ending in "-ción" are what gender?

Answer 27

feminine

Question 28

What is the gender of "lección"?

Answer 28

feminine

Question 29

What is the gender of "reunión"?

Answer 29

feminine

Question 30

What is the gender of "conversación"?

Answer 30

feminine

Question 31

What is the gender of "avión"?

Answer 31

masculine

Question 32

What is the gender of "camión"?

Answer 32

masculine

Question 33

Most nouns ending in "-dad" are what gender?

Answer 33

feminine

Question 34

Most nouns ending in "-tad" are what gender?

Answer 34

feminine

Question 35

Most nouns ending in "-tud" are what gender?

Answer 35

feminine

Question 36

Most nouns ending in "-umbre" are what gender?

Answer 36

feminine

Question 37

Most nouns ending in "-ie" are what gender?

Answer 37

feminine

Question 38

How does a noun ending in an unstressed vowel become a plural?

Answer 38

By adding "s" to the end: | casa -> casas

Question 39

How does a noun ending in a consonant other than "s" become a plural?

Answer 39

By adding "es" to the end: | flor -> flores

Question 40

How does a noun ending in a stressed vowel (ending in "s" or not) become a plural?

Answer 40

By adding "es", even after the existing "s": | interés -> intereses

Question 41

How does a noun ending in an unstressed vowel plus s become a plural?

Answer 41

The form remains the same: crisis -> crisis virus -> virus

Question 42

What are the four ways Spanish uses a definite article in situations where English does not?

Answer 42

1. In front of generic nouns that express a concept or idea: "La verdad es la belleza y la belleza es la verdad." 2. In titles, except in direct address: "La señorita Avellaneda esta en la oficina hoy." 3. To say "on Monday/Tuesday": "el lunes; los domingos." 4. Parts of the body and articles of clothing: "Me lavo las manos; José se pone el sombrero."

Question 43

What are the definite articles?

Answer 43

el, los, la, las

Question 44

What are the indefinite articles?

Answer 44

un, unos, una, unas

Question 45

When is the indefinite article omitted in Spanish where in English it is present?

Answer 45

1. After the ver "ser" when the following word refers to nationality, religion, political affiliation, profession, or trade (unless the word is modified by an adjective): "Mi madre es pianista; Mi madre es una pianista fabulosa." 2. Before "cien," "mil," "otro/a," "medio/a," "cierto/a," and after "tal" and "que": "mil computadoras; otro problema; medio kilo de carne; tal dilema; que lástima."

Question 46

Preposition: "a"

Answer 46

to/at/for/by/on/from

Question 47

Preposition: "ante"

Answer 47

before/in the presence of

Question 48

Preposition: "bajo"

Answer 48

under/underneath

Question 49

Preposition: "con"

Answer 49

with

Question 50

Preposition: "contra"

Answer 50

against

Question 51

Preposition: "de"

Answer 51

of/from/about/with/by/in

Question 52

Preposition: "desde"

Answer 52

from/since/after

Question 53

Preposition: "en"

Answer 53

in/on/at/by

Question 54

Preposition: "entre"

Answer 54

between/among

Question 55

Preposition: "excepto"

Answer 55

except

Question 56

Preposition: "hacia"

Answer 56

toward/about/near

Question 57

Preposition: "hasta"

Answer 57

until/to/as far as/up to

Question 58

Preposition: "menos"

Answer 58

except

Question 59

Preposition: "para"

Answer 59

for/to/toward

Question 60

Preposition: "por"

Answer 60

for/by/by means of/because of/for the sake of

Question 61

Preposition: "salvo"

Answer 61

except

Question 62

Preposition: "según"

Answer 62

according to

Question 63

Preposition: "sin"

Answer 63

without

Question 64

Preposition: "sobre"

Answer 64

about/on/upon/over

Question 65

Preposition: "tras"

Answer 65

after/behind

Question 66

Preposition: "además de"

Answer 66

in addition to/besides

Question 67

Preposition: "alrededor de"

Answer 67

around

Question 68

Preposition: "antes de"

Answer 68

before

Question 69

Preposition: "cerca de"

Answer 69

near

Question 70

Preposition: "debajo de"

Answer 70

underneath

Question 71

Preposition: "después de"

Answer 71

after

Question 72

Preposition: "detrás de"

Answer 72

behind/in back of

Question 73

Preposition: "encima de"

Answer 73

on top of

Question 74

Preposition: "fuera de"

Answer 74

outside of

Question 75

Preposition: "lejos de"

Answer 75

far from