Gender, nouns and articles Flashcards
Which nouns ending ‘o’ are feminine? (4)
La foto, la moto, la mano, la radio
Which nouns ending in ‘a’ are masculine? (5)
El día, el mapa, el planeta, el tranvía, el yoga
Name 3 nouns that end in ‘ma’ and are masculine.
El drama, el problema, el sistema, el síntoma, el tema, el telegrama, el pijama.
Which noun ending is invariable depending on who it is referring to?
‘-ista’
Which noun endings/stressed vowels are masculine? (4)
-aje, -or, -án, -ambre
Which noun endings are feminine? (8)
-ión, -dad, -tad*, -tud, -umbre, -ie, -isis, -itis
*What should we remember about words ending in -tad or -dad?
They correspond to English words ending in -ty. All DADs are feminine all MAs are masculine.
Which countries are masculine? (3)
el Canadá, el Perú, el Uruguay
Are compound nouns masculine or feminine? Give two examples
Masculine. El rascacielos (Skyscraper), El limpiaparabrisas (windscreen wiper)
Which feminine fruits have a corresponding tree that is masculine? (3)
La manzana - El manzano
La cereza - El cerezo
La naranja - El naranjo
When is the definite article (the) omitted in Spanish? (3 reasons)
With numbers of monarchs, popes etc. OR with a noun in apposition to another. E.g. Juan Carlos, the King of Spain (Juan Carlos, rey de España). Tokyo, the capital of Japan.
(Tokio, capital del Japón ).
When a noun refers to part or some of the whole of what they represent.
What does apposition mean?
Apposition is when the second noun is an alternative title or provides further information about the first.
When is the definite article used? (3 uses)
When you talk about nouns in a general sense (Lo más importante es la esperanza), when you talk about a language and the language is the subject of the verb, to express ‘on’ a day of the week.
Does the partitive article exist in Spanish?
No. So avoid it.
When is the indefinite article omitted? (5 instances)
When used after ser or hacerse + profession, occupation, status. Or after sin, or with !que…! tal, semejante (similar), medio, cierto,otro.
