Gender: feminine or masculine
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Gender: feminine or masculine
In Spanish, all nouns are either masculine or feminine.
El perro, la perra, el poema, la estación, el vendaje, la bondad, el almacén.
The dog, the bitch, the poem, the station, the bandage, the goodness, the warehouse.
Most nouns are masculine if they end in:
- -o:
el piano, el libro, el apellido
the piano, the book, the surname
- -ema:
el sistema, el problema, el dilema
the system, the problem, the dilemma
- -aje:
el viaje, el pasaje, el garaje
the trip, the passage, the garage
- -n:
el tren, el pan, el andén
the train, the bread, the platform
Most nouns are feminine if they end in:
- -a:
la casa, la pintura, la cuenta
the house, the painting, the bill
- -ión:
la canción, la nación, la civilización
the song, the nation, the civilization
- -d:
la solidaridad, la amistad, la sociedad
the solidarity, the friendship, the society
Note: these are the main exceptions:
El clima, el idioma, el planeta, el sofá, el día.
The climate, the language, the planet, the sofa, the day.
La flor, la radio, la mano, la foto(grafía), la moto(cicleta).
The flower, the radio, the photo(graph), the (motor)bike
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