Masculine and/or Feminine Flashcards
Most nouns that end in -1 or that refer to females are…
feminine
Most nounts that end in -o or that refer to males are…
masculine
Most nounts that end in -cion - sion -d, -z, -ie, -is and -umbre are…
feminine
Most nouns that end in -l, -n, -r and -s are…
masculine
Even though they end with -a, many words ending in -ma, -pa and -ta are…
masculine
______ nouns that being with a stress a- or stressed ha- use ________ articles when they are singular.
feminine, masculine
____ nouns that begin with a stress a- or stressed ha- use ______ articles when they are plural.
Feminine, feminine
Some common words are shortened from their original form. Is the word still feminine if the shortened form ends in -o?
si
What gender rule do nouns ending with -e follow?
They don’t follow specific gender rules. Those nouns need to be memorized.
Nouns ending in -ante or -ente refer to which gender?
It can be either masc. or fem. It depends on the person to whom they refer
Nouns and adjectives ending in -ista are which refer to which gender?
Either masc. or fem. depending on the gender of whom it is referred.
Do all nouns follow the preceding rules?
No, they will have to be memorized as they are encountered.
el aguila
feminine noun that begins with -a or stressed ha- that uses a masc. article when they are singular
el archivo
ends in -o , masculine
las crisis
ends in -is, feminine
