Workings of Nouns and Articles

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For nouns that end in ‘-ista’, the masculine and feminine forms are ___ _____.

the same (you can tell the gender by the article)

Ex:

  • el turista - the (male) tourist

  • la turista - the (female) tourist

  • el joven - the young man

  • la joven - the young woman

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Endings in -o, -ma, -s are usually __________.

masculine

Ex:

  • el cuaderno

  • el problema

  • el autobús

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Endings in -a, -ción, -dad are usually __________.

feminine

Ex:

  • la computadora

  • la lección

  • la nacionalidad

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To make plural, add ‘s’ to the end of noun that ends in a vowel

Ex:

  • el chico —> los chicos

  • el diario —> los diarios

  • el problema —> los problemas

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For nouns that end in a continent, add -es

Ex:

  • la nacionalidad —> las nacionalidades

  • el país —> los países

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For nouns that end in z, change z to -ces

Ex:

  • el lápiz —> los lápices

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When a noun has an accent mark on the last syllable, the accent is dropped in the plural form

Ex:

  • la lección —> las lecciones

  • el autobús —> los autobuses

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Masculine Definite Articles

  • Singular - el (diccionario)

  • Plural - los (diccionarios)

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Feminine Definite Articles

  • Singular - la (computadora)

  • Plural - las (computadoras)

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Masculine Indefinite Articles

  • Singular - un (pasajero)

  • Plural - unos (pasajeros)

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Feminine Indefinite Articles

  • Singular - una (fotografía)

  • Plural - unas (fotografías)