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Gender of Nouns in Spanish
Gender in Englishfor people and animals
man woman boy girl actor actress waiter waitress aviator aviatrix tiger tigress lion lioness gander goose bull cow
Can you just guess the gender in Spanish for inanimate objects?
dress vestido masculine
tie corbata feminine
Nope. So don’t even try.
Typically, nouns that end with the letters “L.O.N.E.R.S” are masculine
el abril el mosquito el examen el café el tambor el lunes
Typically, nouns that end with “-ma” are masculine
el problema el sistema el clima el síntoma
For most people and animals, there is a masculine and a feminine version of the word
el profesor just add a la profesora el actor la actora el director la directora
el chico change to “o” to “a” la chica el gato (cat) la gata
For people and animals that end with “E” or “-ISTA”, the masculine and feminine forms are the same, only the article changes
el tigre change the “el” to “la” la tigre el estudiante la
estudiante el elefante la elefante
el dentista la dentista el pianista la pianista
Typically, nouns that end with the letter “A” are feminine
la plaza la salsa la persona la piñata la mesa la montaña
Typically, nouns that end with “-CIÓN”, “SIÓN”, “DAD” “TAD”, and “TUD” are feminine
la educación la televisión la universidad la dificultad la actitud
But there are some common exceptions you should be aware of.
la radio la foto la mano (hand) la tarde la noche la clase
el día el mapa
