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Gender & Articles
Nouns & Definite and Indefinite Articles
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| (True/False) Nouns in Spanish have gender? | True |
| To tell what gender a noun is, you MUST look at the a) first few letters b) the last letter/sometimes the last few letters | b) the way a word ends will tell you what gender (masculine/feminine) it is |
| Almost all nouns that end in -o are: | masculine |
| Almost all nouns that end in -a are: | feminine |
| (True/False) Not every word follows the rule (-o as masculine/-a as feminine). There are exceptions! | True |
| Nouns that end in L-O-N-E-R-S are generally ... | masculine |
| Nouns that end in D-ion-Z-A are generally | feminine |
| Nouns that end in -ma, -pa, -ta (that come from the Arabic language) are generally ... | masculine |
| When do you use definite articles? | for the word THE |
| When do you use indefinite articles? | for the words a, some |