Week 2 - Rules for noun gender Flashcards
Nouns of a persons or animals of masculine gender
Male
(el hombre, el padre, el toro)
Names of geographical features (riviers, seas, mountains and oceans)
Male
(el Nilo, el Mediterráneo)
Days of the week, names of the month and years
Male
(el lunes, el martes)
Numbers
Male
(el uno, el dos, el tres)
Colours
Male
(el blanco, el rojo, el verde)
Nouns ending in ‘-or’
Male
(el ordenador, el color, el amor)
Nouns ending in ‘-aje’
Male
(el viaje, el garaje)
Nouns ending in ‘-ema’
Male
(el tema, el problema)
(except: la crema)
Nouns of people or animals of female gender
Female
(la mujer, la madre, la vaca)
The spanish alphabet
Female
(la a, la be, la ce…)
Nouns ending in -ción
Female
Nouns ending in -dad
Female
Nouns ending in -tud
Female
Nouns of people or animals ending in ‘-o’ form the feminine changing to ‘-a’.
Masculine or feminine
(abogado - abogada)
Nouns ending in a consonant form the feminine adding a ‘-a’
Masculine to Feminine
el señor - la señora
el león - la leona
Words ending in -insta
Male or Female, depending on the persons sex.
Nouns ending in -sión
Female
Nouns ending in -zón
Female
Nouns ending in -tad
Female
Nouns ending in -umbre
Female
Nouns ending in -ez
Female
Words ending in ‘-ante’
Male or Female, depending on the persons sex.
