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 color, la nariz, el dolor, la bondad, la duda.
The dog, the female dog (bitch), the color, the nose, the pain, the goodness, the doubt.
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 and茅n
the train, the bread, the platform
- -r:
el error, el favor, el calor
the error, the favor, the heat
Most nouns are feminine if they end in:
- -a:
la casa, la pintura, la cuenta
the house, the painting, the bill
- -i贸n:
la canci贸n, la naci贸n, la civilizaci贸n
the song, the nation, the civilization
- -d:
la solidaridad, la amistad, la sociedad
the solidarity, the friendship, the society
Note: these are some exceptions:
El clima, el idioma, el planeta, el sof谩, el d铆a.
The climate, the language, the planet, the sofa, the day.
La flor, la mano, la foto(graf铆a), la moto(cicleta).
The flower, the hand, the photo(graph), the (motor)bike
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