Gender Flashcards
Feminine endings (13)
- a
- dad, -tud, -tad
- cion, -Sion, -gion, -tud,
- dad, -itis
- ez
- triz
- umbre
Why is the word foto feminine ?
Words such as foto are femenino although they end in an -o as they are shortened versions of feminine words e.g la fotografía- la foto or la motocicleta- la moto
Are words masculine or feminine which end in -ista?
Can be masculine or femenino depending on context
E.g el turisto/ la turista
El disco
CD disk
La disco
Disco (dancing thing) - feminine as it is a shortened version of discoteca
What gender are words which look masculine but refer to a feminine thing?
Most words which look masculine but refer to a female have become feminine
What are the feminine words with endings -d ?
Irregular as ending in -d is usually masculine
La merced - Mercy La pared - Wall La red - network La sed - thirst La salud - health
Which feminine words end in -z?
La cruz - cross La faz - face La Luz - light La nariz - nose La Paz - peace La raíz - but La vez - root La voz - voice
Which feminine words end in -e?
Part 1
La base-base, la calle-street, la carne-meat, la clase-class, la clave-clue, la corriente-current, la fe-faith, la fiebre-fever, la frase-phrase La suerte - luck La tarde - afternoon La torre - tower
Which feminine words end in -e ?
Part 2
La fuente- source La gente-people La leche- milk La lente - Lens La llave- key La mente - mind La muerte - death La nieve - snow La noche - night La nube - cloud La sangre - blood La sede - headquarters La serpiente - serpent
Which endings are masculine ? (8)
Words ending in -ema
- ama
- or
- ín
- aje
- el
- al
- o
Some words have Greek origin therefore they are irregular .. so nouns with the endings ? Are masculine
Some words with the ending -ma, -ta, -pa are masculine e.g el tema
Capital city
La Capital
Capital (e.g letter or capital anything )
El capital
Cholera (disease)
El cólera
Bile/anger
La cólera
Coma
El coma
Comma ,
La coma
Court - tennis court e.g
La corte
