Nouns and Articles

Question 1

masculine nouns

Answer 1

ending in -o, consonant (typically)

Question 2

feminine nouns

Answer 2

ending in -a, -ción, -sión, -dad, -tad, -tud

Question 3

forming plurals

Answer 3

ends in consonant - add es
ends in vowel - add s
ends in z - remove z, add ces

Question 4

forming plurals - adding accents

Answer 4

sg. nouns, more than 1 syllable, ending in -en&raquo_space;» add an accent in the plural, unless already have one
sg. nouns which end in -n/-s + have an accented vowel at the end, drop the accent

Question 5

what nouns are masculine

Answer 5

days of the week, months of the year, languages, mountains, seas

Question 6

-o to -a, nouns originally ending in -a

Answer 6

most masculine nouns ending in -o can be made feminine by changing it to -a

nouns that are orginally ending in -a stay the same in masc and fem

Question 7

articles key points - masc nouns

Answer 7

masc sg. - use un/el
masc pl. - use unos/los

Question 8

articles key points - fem nouns

Answer 8

fem sg. - use una/la
fem pl. - use unas/las
fem sg with stressed ha/a - use un/el

Question 9

when to use indefinite articles

Answer 9

not used for saying someone’s job
not used with words otro, cierto, cien, mil, sin, qué

Question 10

using definite articles

Answer 10

things in a general way
abstract qualities
colours
parts of the body
someone with a title infront of their name
institutions
meals, games or sports
the time
days of the week
dates
prices and rates
with an adj. on its own (ie the red one)