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| Spanish Nouns |
Singular Definite |
Plural Definite |
Singular Indefinite |
Plural Indefinite |
Noun Endings |
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| Masculine | el | los | un, uno | unos | -o,-e,-ón |
| Feminine | la | las | una | unas | -a,-e,-ción,-sión, -dad,-tud,-umbre |
Noun Gender
In Spanish, nouns have gender. The two genders are masculine and feminine. It is not included.
That does not mean that masculine nouns are used exclusively for males or feminine nouns used exclusively for females.
Determiners and Definite Articles
Spanish uses the determiners el for a masculine singular noun, la for a feminine singular noun,
los for a masculine plural noun, and las for a plural feminine noun. These are also known as definite articles.
Noun Endings (refer to the table above)
Usual masculine noun endings are: -o, -e, -ón.
Usual feminine noun endings are: -a, -e, -ción.
If the noun ends in e, sometimes the noun is identified by the person being spoken of.
Ex: estudiante = student.
el estudiante = male student
la estudiante = female student
Plural Nouns
To make a noun plural, change the article and add s or es to the ending.
If a noun ends in a vowel, add s.
If a noun ends in a consonant, add es.
Ex: el mono (monkey) --> los monos (monkeys)
la cebra (zebra) --> las cebras (zebras)
If a noun ends with the letter z, the z will change to c.
Ex: el pez --> los peces.
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