Grammar Slides 1.1 Flashcards
what is a noun?
Person, place or thing
all Spanish nouns have
gender; masculine or feminine
spanish nouns can either be
singular or plural
masculine nouns can end in
-o, -or, -ista
feminine nouns can end in
-a, -ora, -ista
nouns that refer to males are generally
masculine
nouns that refer to females are generally
feminine
for nouns that end in -o, -or, the female versions are
-a, -ora
for the expections, you can determine what gender they are by
the article before (el, la)
nouns that end in a vowel form the plural by adding
-s
nouns that end in a consonant add
-es
nouns that end in -z change to
-ces
when a singular noun has an accent mark in the last syllable
the accent is dropped from the plural form
use the masculine plural form to refer to a group that includes
both males and females
what types of articles does spanish have
definite and indefinite