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Examples
of words endin in “ón”:
-
el corazón – the heart
-
la información – the information
-
The days of the week are
always masculine
Examples:
-
el lunes –
Monday
-
el sábado–
Saturday
-
It is important to remember that in Spanish you’ll find
some masculine words ending in “a”. Because of that, when
memorizing the vocabulary, it is important to memorize the
articles of the words as well.
Examples of masculine words ending in "a":
-
el poema – the poem
-
el programa – the program
-
el dia – the day
-
Words ending in “aje”
usually are masculine.
Examples of words ending in "aje":
-
el
viaje – the trip
-
el
peaje – the toll
-
el
paisaje – the
landscape
1. Usually nouns ending in “a”, z” are feminine words. Nouns that refer
to female living creature, female animals, jobs or occupation of
women are feminine.
Examples of feminine words:
-
la médica – the doctor (a woman doctor)
-
la perra – female dog
-
la silla – the chair
2. It is important to remember
that in Spanish you’ll find some feminine words ending in “o”.
Examples of feminine words ending in "o":
-
la moto – the
motorcycle
-
la foto – the
picture
-
la radio – the
radio
-
la mano – the
hand
3. Nouns ending in “dad / dades”
and “umbre” / umbres” usually are feminine
Examples:
-
las
cidades – the cities
-
la legumbre
– the legume
-
la
generosidad
– the generosity
Nouns ending in E can be both
feminine and masculine
Examples:
-
la mente – the
mind
-
el diente –
the teeth
-
el puente –
the bridge
-
la leche – the
milk
The feminine
of the words
1.
When a
noun ends in “o” ►► You must change the “o”
for
“a”
Examples:
-
el médico
(male doctor) = la
médica (female
doctor) - Note that the article also changes, since it must
agree in gender and number with the noun
-
el
perro
(male dog) =
la perra
(female dog)
2.
When
a noun ends in “r” or
“s” ►► You just add
“a”
Examples:
-
el
señor (sir) =
la
señora (mrs)
-
el
japonés (Japanese man)
= la
japonesa (Japanese
woman)
3.
When
a noun end in “ón”
►► You must change “ón” for
“ona”
Examples:
-
el
patrón
(male boss) =
la
patroa
(female boss)
-
el
ladrón
(male robber) =
la
ladrona
(female robber)
4.
When
a noun ends in “ista”
►►
it remains unchanged (but you can know if it is a
feminine or a masculine word through the article used).
Examples:
-
el
dentista (male
denstist) = la
dentista
(female dentist)
-
el
pianista
(male pianist) –
la
pianista
(female pianist)
Masculine and
Feminine forms of some professions
|
English |
Masculine |
Feminine |
|
the boss |
el
jefe |
la
jefa |
|
the physician |
el
médico |
la
médica |
|
the client |
el
cliente |
la
clienta |
|
the lawyer |
el
abogado |
la
abogada |
|
the president |
el
presidente |
la
presidenta |
|
the engineer |
el
ingeniero |
la
ingeniera |
|
the secretary |
el
secretario |
la
secretaria |
|
the architect |
el
arquitecto |
la
arquitecta |
|
the cashier |
el
cajero |
la
cajera |
|
the professor |
el
profesor |
la
profesora |
|
the director |
el
director |
la
directora |
|
the actor |
el
actor |
la
actriz |
|
the poet |
el
poeta |
La
poetisa |
|
the writer |
el
escritor |
la
escritora |
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