General rules Flashcards
Female living things always end in “–a”
T/F?
True for the name of the animal/type of person (gata, chica, niña, abuela)
If the word for a living creature ends in “–o” it may not necessarily be a male. T/F?
False; the ending always changes to reflect the sex of the creature.
For a group that includes males and females, the noun ends in ….
”–o”
When do nouns indicating females with the usual “–a” ending NOT have a male equivalent ending in “–o”?
When the masculine form of the noun ends in a consonant, such as
profesor — profesora
señor — señora
What are examples of professions with fixed ending; where a person’s sex is indicated only by the article (el, la)
Artista
dentista
Policía
Periodista
Cantante
atleta (m/f athlete)
poeta (m/f poet)
soldado (m/f soldier)
piloto (m/f pilot)
–sión, –ción nouns always require the ___ article
feminine
nouns that end in “ma” are masculine or feminine?
masculine,
idioma, poema, sistema, tema, problema, fantasma, clima, drama, enigma, emblema, diagrama, síntoma, pijama, plasma, programa, aroma, dilema, estigma……….. except: la crema
–umbre nouns require the ___ article.
feminine
Certidumbre (certainty)
Incertidumbre (uncertainty)
Podredumbre (rottenness)
Cumbre (summit)
Costumbre (habit)
Pesadumbre (sorrow)
Lumbre (fire)
Servidumbre (servitude)
Legumbre (legume)
–tad, –dad nouns require the ___ article.
feminine
la radio
el radio
the radio
the radius
sustantivos masculinos que terminan en –a
[not including –ma]
Canadá, diá, mapa, planeta, sofá, tequila
sustantivos femininos que usan el articulo definido “el”
feminine nouns that start with a stressed “a–”: el agua, las aguas; el hacha, las hachas
el agua fría, el águila calva,
sustantivos femininos que terminan en –o
foto, mano, moto, radio
el orden
la orden
the order (organization)
the order (command or restaurant order)
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el cura
la cura
the priest
the cure
el cometa
la cometa
the comet
the kite
el mañana
la mañana ; mañana
the near future
the morning ; tomorrow
el papa
la papa
the Pope
the potato
a male guide
a female guide
un guia
una guia
a male idiot
a female idiot
un idiota
una idiota
a male Native
a female Native
un indigena
una indigena
a policeman
a policewoman
un polica
una polica
a male criminal
a female criminal
un reo
una reo
a male professor
a female professor
un profesor
una profesora
