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A noun is a word used to denote a person, place, thing, or idea.
Person: John, girl, dentist Place: garden, university, Venezuela Thing: book, car, tomato Idea: liberty, despair, intelligence |
In Spanish, all nouns are either masculine or feminine.
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all masculine start with
all masculine plural start with |
el
los |
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all feminine start with
all feminine plural start with |
la
las |
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Masculine
boy garden book fear |
el chico
el jardin el libro el miedo |
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Feminine
girl university magazine liberty |
la chica
la universidad la revista la libertad |
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male cat
male dog boy grandfather |
el gato
el perro el chico el abuelo |
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female cat
female dog grandmother girl |
la gata
la perra la abuela la chica |
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"El" and "la" both mean "the."
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el chico (the boy)
la chica (the girl) el perro (the male dog) la gata (the female cat) |
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What do you notice about the last letter of these nouns?
Masculine gato perro chico abuelo Feminine gata perra chica abuela |
Nouns that end in -o are usually masculine. Nouns that end in -a are usually feminine.
Notice the word "usually!" There are exceptions to these two rules and you will soon be learning them. |
