Tenses Flashcards
days of the week and months of the year
Always take lowercase letters, not capitals
Exceptions to the rule that nouns that end in -o are masculine and nouns that end in -a are feminine
La mano - the hand
El cura - the priest
Exception got the rule: words that have a masculine meaning are masculine in gender
Modelo - model (feminine or masculine)
-ma -dad
Ends in -ma (masculine)
Ends in -dad (feminine)
-ista
Nouns that end in ista tend to be masculine
El Futbolista - the footballer
El Periodista - the journalist
El / la artista - the artist
ión
Are feminine
La estación
La educación
Plural - nouns that end in vowels
Add s
Plural nouns that end in a consonant
- add es
Plural - accents added
Joven - jóvenes
Examen - exámenes
Estación - estaciones
Plural - ends in s
Remains same
Paraguas, sacapuntas
The pencil
El lápiz
The pencils
Los lápices
Some
Unos, unas
The neuter article lo
Used with masculine adjectives
Lo bueno
Lo interesante
Professions and nationalities
No article
Money is useful
El dinero es útil
Titles
Articles are used
Direct address
Articles are not used
Talking about languages
Articles are used
Languages with hablar
No articles
Adjectives placed before a noun
Implies that the characteristic described is an inherent part of the thing
Shorten adjectives
Placed before a masculine singular noun by dropping final -o ( bueno, malo, alguno, primero, ninguno)
The great man
El gran hombre
The big man
El hombre grande