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El calentamiento - el 6 de octubre
1. el bolígrafo la bolígrafo2. la carpetas las carpetas3. el deportes los deportes4. el pluma la pluma5. las animales los animales6. el libro la libro7. el mochila la mochila
Do you remember
which one is correct?
Hoy…
• Focus on accuracy in our writing and speaking
• Compare 2 major differences between the Spanish and English languages
You can do it!
Gender of Nouns
¡Hola! Me llamo Diego.
What are
el
la
los &
las
in front of all of these
Spanish words?
It’s all about understanding that in Spanish, every person,
place, and thing has a gender,
and that in Spanish, a
noun can be either
masculine or feminine.
How are all of these
masculine nouns alike?
el bolígrafoel libroel chicoel baño
How are all of these
masculine nouns alike?
el bolígrafoel libroel chicoel baño
How are all of these feminine
nouns alike?
la casala maestra
la chicala pluma
How are all of these feminine
nouns alike?
la casala maestra
la chicala pluma
Masculine Nouns generally end in – o
Feminine Nouns generally end in – a.
el /un diccionario el / un secretario
la / una computadora la / una profesora
If you look at both the beginning and
the ending of each line…
“el" and "la" both mean "the.“
el chico / the boyla chica / the girl
These two words (el, la) are called definite articles.
We cannot tell the
gender of a noun,
except in the case of
living creatures. Do not
try to analyze the
nature of the object,
looking for some
inherent masculinity or
femininity.
It won't work!
Take a guess. Do you think the Spanish word for "dress" is masculine or feminine? You might expect it to be feminine, since
a dress is an article of clothing worn by females.
Actually, the word for "dress" is a masculine word:
el vestido
Take another guess. Do you think the Spanish word for "necktie" is
masculine or feminine? You might expect it to be masculine, since a necktie is an article of
clothing worn by males.
Actually, the word for "necktie" is a feminine
word:
la corbata
Nouns that end in -sión,
-ción, -dad, -tad, & -tud
are feminine.
televisión
actitud
ciudad
conversaciónlibertad
Some nouns that end in -a are masculine.
el dia
A few nouns that end in -ma are
feminine, such as la cama and la
pluma.
Many nouns that end in -ma are masculine.
el climael poema
A few nouns that end in -o are feminine.
la mano
Plural Forms of Nouns
If a noun ends in a vowel, make it plural by adding -s.
libro : libros señora : señoras
The definite articles (el, la) also change in the plural form. They become "los"
and "las."
el libro : los librosla señora : las señoras
Plural Forms of Nouns
If a noun ends in a consonant, make it
plural by adding -es.
el profesor : los profesores
la ciudad: la ciudades
I hope this
helped!
Tengo que irme.
¡Hasta la vista!
