6. 2/15/25 gender Flashcards
just answer Name categories of things that are masculine
colors, numbers,
days of week,
geographic things (but not islands)
fruit trees
compound nouns
the coffin
el ataúd (contrary to rule that nouns ending in d are fem)
el cajón - some say this is used in Latin America, but not sure
just answer name categories of things that are feminine
islands, letters of alphabet, fruits (except el limonero, el limón)
Many people who live in the capital of Montana, Helena, have a lot of capital (money).
Muchas personas que viven en la capital de Montana, Helena, tienen mucho capital.
There are two forms to write South America in Spanish. What are they? translate and answer
Hay dos formas de escribir «South America» en español. ¿Cuáles son?
América del Sur
Sudamérica
el sur and el sud both mean south, but sur is used most frequently
el sud is contrary to the rule that many nouns ending in d are fem.
Trump’s strategy is to create many forms of drama and a lot of problems in many programs every day. The norm is chaos.
La estrategia de Trump es crear muchas formas de drama y muchos problemas en muchos programas cada día. La norma es el caos.
about 50% of words ending in ma are of greek origin so are masc while 50% are fem
la forma
el drama
el problema
el programa
la norma
We had the conversation about religion, vaccinations and measles in the airplane not in the truck.
Tuvimos la conversación sobre la religión, las vacunas y el sarampión en el avión, no en el camión.
ends in ión usually f often cognates, but exceptions
la conversación
la religión
el sarampión
el avión
el camión
translate and answer
What percentage of nouns that end in “ma” are of Greek origin?
50%, so that means around 50% of words ending in ma are masc and 50% are female
¿Qué porcentaje de sustantivos que terminan en «ma» son de origen griego?
The abbot cut the grass.
El abad cortó el césped.
el césped - contrary to rule that nouns in ending in d are fem
The manniquin wore a rubi and had a hummingbird in its hand.
El maniquí llevaba un rubí y tenía un colibrí en la mano.
nouns ending in an accented vowel are usually masc
el maniquí
el rubí
el colibrí
Diego is learning to play chess.
Diego está aprendiendo a jugar al ajedrez.
usually nouns ending in z are fem but exceptions
el ajedrez
In Mexico Jugar al for deporte and tradicional board games but jugar alone with video games, strange
The judge called for/demanded peace.
El juez exigió la paz.
The loud speaker, operated by a man with a big nose, announced that the topic of the class would be the study of the scarcity of rice and fish.
El altavoz, manejado por un hombre con una nariz grande, anunció que el tema de la clase sería el estudio de la escasez de arroz y pescado.
noun ends in z, usually F but exceptions
el altavox
la nariz
la escasez
el arroz
el pez
El tema is from Greek to Latin to Spanish “thema” in greek meant topic/ theme
It is el tema
just answer Generally, most words ending in n or en or ón are what gender?
masculine (LONER)
el jardín
el pan
el tren
el origen
el atún
el botón
el corazón
el jabón
el colchón
but la imagen, la sartén, la razón
In jail, I said, “Bring me the honey, the salt, the lime and the pepper.”
En la cárcel, dije: «Tráigame la miel, la sal, la pimienta y la cal».
Word ends in l, usually masc (LONER) but exceptions.
la cárcel
la miel
la sal
la pimient
la cal
Just answer. Most words ending in R (LONERS) are masc but a few are fem. Name two.
la labor, la flor
The alphabet
El alfabeto
