Gender - Nouns (Sustantivos) Flashcards
(77 cards)
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el alumno - student (la alumna)
A
People - standard - masculine - ends in o
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la alumna - student
A
People - standard - feminine - ends in a
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el profesor/la profesora
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Masculine ends in consonant; feminine ends in a.
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El estudiante/La estudiante
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Same in fem/masc; gender indicated by article; most end in -nte and -ista
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El especialista/La especialista
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Same in fem/masc; gender indicated by article; most end in -nte and -ista
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La ventana
A
-a
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La mesa
A
-a
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La pluma
A
-a
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La dificultad
A
-ad & -ud
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La ciudad
A
-ad & -ud
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La lección
A
-ión
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La canción
A
-ión
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La canción
A
-ión
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La opinión
A
-ión
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El libro
A
Thing, not person; -o
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El piso - the floor
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Thing, not person; -o
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El agua
A
FEM nouns that use masc article
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El techo - the roof
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Thing, not person; -o
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El papel
A
Thing, not person; -l
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El cuartel
A
Thing, not person; -l
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El televisor
A
Thing, not person; -r
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El calor
A
Thing, not person; -r
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El hogar - home
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Thing, not person; -r
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El mapa
A
Excepción, even though ends in -a
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El día
Excepción, even though ends in -a
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El problema
Excepción: Greek; ends in -ma
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El tema
Excepción: Greek; ends in -ma
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El idioma
Excepción: Greek; ends in -ma
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El programa
Excepción: Greek; ends in -ma
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El diploma
Excepción: Greek; ends in -ma
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El clima / el clima cálido
Excepción: Greek; ends in -ma (nouns ending in -ima, -ema, or -oma almost always masculine)
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El capital
Capital (money); meaning changes with article
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La capital
Capital (city); meaning changes with article
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What is plural of el soldado?
Los soldados (ends in vowel so add -s)
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What is plural of La mesa?
Las mesas (ends in vowel so add -s)
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What is plural of el capitán?
Los capitanes (Ends in consonant so add -es)
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What is plural of La canción?
Las canciones (Ends in consonant so add -es)
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What is plural of el lápiz?
Los lápices (Ends in -z, so change -z to -c and add -es)
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What is plural of La luz?
Las luces (Ends in -z, so change -z to -c and add -es)
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Rule: Nouns (Los sustantivos) are usually preceded by an article.
The article and the noun agree in gender and number.
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El clima - climate
Masculine noun ending in -ma; derived from Greek / like Los problemas / los sistemas / el área
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El coma - coma
Masculine noun ending in -ma; derived from Greek
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La coma - comma
NOT Masculine noun ending in -ma; derived from Greek
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El poema - poem
Masculine noun ending in -ma; derived from Greek
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El problema - problem / un problema complicado
Masculine noun ending in -ma; derived from Greek (ending in -ima, -ema, -oma)
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El programa - program
Masculine noun ending in -ma; derived from Greek
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El sistema - system / Un sistema complejo
Masculine noun ending in -ma; derived from Greek (ending -ima, -ema, -oma)
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El tema - theme/topic/subject
Masculine noun ending in -ma; derived from Greek
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COMPANIES - La compañía; la firma
Feminine by meaning; La IBM, La Hertz
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LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET - La letra
Feminine by meaning; una b; una c
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ISLANDS - La isla
Feminine by meaning; Las Azores, las Canarias.
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ROADS - La carretera, la autopista
Feminine by meaning; La N11, La M4
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La versión - version
Fem by form; ending in -eza, -ción, -ía, -sión, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre, -ie, -nza, -cia, -sis, -itis
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La verdad - truth
Fem by form; ending in -eza, -ción, -ía, -sión, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre, -ie, -nza, -cia, -sis, -itis
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La libertad - freedom
Fem by form; ending in -eza, -ción, -ía, -sión, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre, -ie, -nza, -cia, -sis, -itis
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La serie - series
Fem by form; ending in -eza, -ción, -ía, -sión, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre, -ie, -nza, -cia, -sis, -itis
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El análisis - analysis
Excepción
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La alarma - alarm
Common FEM nouns ending in -ma
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El arma - weapon
Common FEM nouns ending in -ma; FEM nouns that use masc article b/c starts with accented a sound (also: el agua, el hambre)
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La cama - bed
Common FEM nouns ending in -ma
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La cima - summit
Common FEM nouns ending in -ma
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La crema - cream
Common FEM nouns ending in -ma
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La forma - shape
Common FEM nouns ending in -ma
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La paloma - dove
Common FEM nouns ending in -ma
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La prima - female cousin
Common FEM nouns ending in -ma
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La salud
Ends in -ud
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La obligación
Fem by form; ending in -eza, -ción, -ía, -sión, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre, -ie, -nza, -cia, -sis, -itis
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El país
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El nuevo especialista
MASC porque adjetivo
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La artista / el artista
Masc when referring to male; ends in -a in both cases. Article indicates gender.
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El dentista / la dentista
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La ventana
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El mapa
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El papel
-l
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Un síntoma económico
-ima, -ema, -oma
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Un colega / una colega
One form for both genders (also - el testigo / la testigo (witness)
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FEM nouns ending in -cia
Diplomacia - diplomacy
Democracia - democracy
Farmacia - pharmacy
