Grammar: Nouns: Feminine Flashcards

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2) Most words ending in:

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  • ía
  • ción
  • dad
  • ie
  • tud
  • umbre
  • sion
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1) Common endings:

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-a

Except for -ista

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3) Nouns referring to women usually:

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Change -o to -a

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4) Some nouns referring to females of a species:

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Hembra
Dama
Heroina
Emperatriz

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5) Add -a to nouns ending in consonants to feminize them:

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La diosa

La francesa

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6) Some feminine nouns take masculine singular articles:

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El agua
El alma
El ala
El hacha
El arte
El hambre
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7) Some nouns’ genders are indicated by the article:

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El/la modelo
El/la mártir
El/la guía
El/la testigo
El/la joven
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8) Usually nouns ending in:

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-e

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9) Some nouns can be masculine or feminine:

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El/la dote

El/la mar

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10) Some names change meaning depending on gender:

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Cometa
Corte
Capital

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