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Gender - Nouns (Sustantivos) Flashcards

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el alumno - student (la alumna)

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People - standard - masculine - ends in o

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la alumna - student

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People - standard - feminine - ends in a

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el profesor/la profesora

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Masculine ends in consonant; feminine ends in a.

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El estudiante/La estudiante

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Same in fem/masc; gender indicated by article; most end in -nte and -ista

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El especialista/La especialista

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Same in fem/masc; gender indicated by article; most end in -nte and -ista

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La ventana

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-a

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La mesa

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-a

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La pluma

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-a

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La dificultad

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-ad & -ud

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La ciudad

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-ad & -ud

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La lección

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-ión

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La canción

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-ión

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La canción

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-ión

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La opinión

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-ión

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El libro

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Thing, not person; -o

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El piso

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Thing, not person; -o

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El agua

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FEM nouns that use masc article

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El techo

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Thing, not person; -o

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El papel

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Thing, not person; -l

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El cuartel

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Thing, not person; -l

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El televisor

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Thing, not person; -r

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El calor

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Thing, not person; -r

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El hogar

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Thing, not person; -r

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El mapa

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Excepción, even though ends in -a

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El día

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Excepción, even though ends in -a

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El problema

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Excepción: Greek; ends in -ma

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El tema

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Excepción: Greek; ends in -ma

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El idioma

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Excepción: Greek; ends in -ma

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El programa

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Excepción: Greek; ends in -ma

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El diploma

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Excepción: Greek; ends in -ma

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El clima / el clima cálido

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Excepción: Greek; ends in -ma (nouns ending in -ima, -ema, or -oma almost always masculine)

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El capital

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Capital (money); meaning changes with article

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La capital

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Capital (city); meaning changes with article

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What is plural of el soldado?

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Los soldados (ends in vowel so add -s)

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What is plural of La mesa?

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Las mesas (ends in vowel so add -s)

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What is plural of el capitán?

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Los capitanes (Ends in consonant so add -es)

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What is plural of La canción?

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Las canciones (Ends in consonant so add -es)

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What is plural of el lápiz?

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Los lápices (Ends in -z, so change -z to -c and add -es)

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What is plural of La luz?

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Las luces (Ends in -z, so change -z to -c and add -es)

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Rule: Nouns (Los sustantivos) are usually preceded by an article.

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The article and the noun agree in gender and number.

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El clima - climate

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Masculine noun ending in -ma; derived from Greek / like Los problemas / los sistemas / el área

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El coma - coma

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Masculine noun ending in -ma; derived from Greek

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La coma - comma

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NOT Masculine noun ending in -ma; derived from Greek

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El poema - poem

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Masculine noun ending in -ma; derived from Greek

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El problema - problem / un problema complicado

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Masculine noun ending in -ma; derived from Greek (ending in -ima, -ema, -oma)

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El programa - program

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Masculine noun ending in -ma; derived from Greek

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El sistema - system / Un sistema complejo

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Masculine noun ending in -ma; derived from Greek (ending -ima, -ema, -oma)

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El tema - theme/topic/subject

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Masculine noun ending in -ma; derived from Greek

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COMPANIES - La compañía; la firma

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Feminine by meaning; La IBM, La Hertz

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LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET - La letra

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Feminine by meaning; una b; una c

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ISLANDS - La isla

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Feminine by meaning; Las Azores, las Canarias.

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ROADS - La carretera, la autopista

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Feminine by meaning; La N11, La M4

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La versión - version

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Fem by form; ending in -eza, -ción, -ía, -sión, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre, -ie, -nza, -cia, -sis, -itis

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La verdad - truth

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Fem by form; ending in -eza, -ción, -ía, -sión, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre, -ie, -nza, -cia, -sis, -itis

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La libertad - freedom

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Fem by form; ending in -eza, -ción, -ía, -sión, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre, -ie, -nza, -cia, -sis, -itis

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La serie - series

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Fem by form; ending in -eza, -ción, -ía, -sión, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre, -ie, -nza, -cia, -sis, -itis

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El análisis - analysis

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Excepción

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La alarma - alarm

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Common FEM nouns ending in -ma

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El arma - weapon

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Common FEM nouns ending in -ma; FEM nouns that use masc article b/c starts with accented a sound (also: el agua, el hambre)

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La cama - bed

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Common FEM nouns ending in -ma

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La cima - summit

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Common FEM nouns ending in -ma

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La crema - cream

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Common FEM nouns ending in -ma

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La forma - shape

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Common FEM nouns ending in -ma

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La paloma - dove

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Common FEM nouns ending in -ma

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La prima - female cousin

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Common FEM nouns ending in -ma

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La salud

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Ends in -ud

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La obligación

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Fem by form; ending in -eza, -ción, -ía, -sión, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre, -ie, -nza, -cia, -sis, -itis

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El país

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El nuevo especialista

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MASC porque adjetivo

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La artista / el artista

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Masc when referring to male; ends in -a in both cases. Article indicates gender.

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El dentista / la dentista

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La ventana

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El mapa

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El papel

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-l

75
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Un síntoma económico

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-ima, -ema, -oma

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Un colega / una colega

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One form for both genders (also - el testigo / la testigo (witness)

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FEM nouns ending in -cia

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Diplomacia - diplomacy
Democracia - democracy
Farmacia - pharmacy

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