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7 Cards in this Set
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Two primary clues to determining grammatical gender
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1. Meaning: Biological sex = Grammatical Gender
2. Word endings |
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Most "LONERS" nouns are _________ in gender.
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masculine
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Most nouns with the endings -a, -d, -ie, -ión, -is, -umbre or -z are ____________ in gender.
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feminine
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A group of -ma, -pa, -ta nouns are __________________ in gender even though they end with an "-a".
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masculine
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LONERS exceptions:
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have masculine endings, but require feminine articles.
la gente la imagen la mano la parte |
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-a, -d, -ie, -ión, -is, -umbre, -z exceptions:
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have feminine endings, but require masculine articles.
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Three basic patterns for forming plural nouns:
1. Nouns that end in vowels, add ___ - El hombre = _____________ -una carta = ______________ 2. Nouns that end in consonants, add ___ - La mujer = ______________ - el rey = ______________ 3. Nouns that end in unstressed -es or -is ______________ - El lunes = _____________ - La crisis = _____________ |
1. add -s
- los hombres - unas cartas 2. add -es - Las mujeres - los reyes 3. Have identical singular and plural forms. The article indicates number. - Los lunes - Las crisis |
