Nouns (Leaving Cert Spanish): Flashcards
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What two genders do Spanish nouns have?
What two genders do Spanish nouns have?
masculine (masculino) and feminine (femenino)
Typical ending for masculine nouns
Typical ending for masculine nouns
-o
Typical ending for feminine nouns
Typical ending for feminine nouns
-a
Definite article for masculine singular nouns
Definite article for masculine singular nouns
el
Definite article for feminine singular nouns
Definite article for feminine singular nouns
la
Word ending in -a but masculine (meaning 'problem')
Word ending in -a but masculine (meaning 'problem')
el problema
Word ending in -o but feminine (meaning 'hand')
Word ending in -o but feminine (meaning 'hand')
la mano
List 4 reliable feminine endings
List 4 reliable feminine endings
-ción, -sión, -dad, -ía
Plural rule: noun ends in vowel
Plural rule: noun ends in vowel
add -s
Plural rule: noun ends in consonant (except -s)
Plural rule: noun ends in consonant (except -s)
add -es
Plural rule: noun ends in -z
Plural rule: noun ends in -z
change -z to -c, add -es
Plural rule: unstressed vowel + s
Plural rule: unstressed vowel + s
no change to noun, only article changes
boy (with article)
boy (with article)
el chico
girl (with article)
girl (with article)
la chica
the problem (with article)
the problem (with article)
el problema