1.1 Nouns and articles

Nouns that refer to males

masculine (ex: el hombre)

Nouns that refer to females

feminine (ex: la mujer)

Nouns ending in -o

masculine (el chico)

Nouns ending in -a

feminine (la chica)

Nouns ending in -or

masculine; add -ora for feminine (el profesor → la profesora)

Nouns ending in -ista

same form for masculine and feminine; gender shown by article (el turista, la turista)

Nouns ending in -o

masculine (el cuaderno)

Nouns ending in -a

feminine (la computadora)

Nouns ending in -ma

masculine (el problema, el programa)

Nouns ending in -s

masculine (el autobús, el país)

Nouns ending in -dad

feminine (la nacionalidad, la comunidad)

el mapa

masculine even though ends in -a

el día

masculine even though ends in -a

la mano

feminine even though ends in -o