¿Masculino o femenino?

¿Masculino o femenina?

Nouns & Gender

Multiple Choice

What is a noun? = Qué es un sustantivo?

• People

• Places

• Things

• Ideas

• All the options

What is a noun? = Qué es un sustantivo?

• A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.

• Examples of nouns we know in English?

• Dog, student, car, Paris, democracy, rock, school, etc.
  
  

In Spanish, every noun, even if it's not living, has GENDER!

• Por ejemplo...

• A "table" is a girl (la mesa)

• A "pencil" is a boy (el lápiz)

• A "piece of paper" is a girl (la hoja de papel)

• A "book" is a boy (el libro)

• A "notebook" is a boy (el cuaderno)

• A "folder" is a girl (la carpeta)

Mind = blown

Masculine = male/boy

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Feminine = female/girl

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So, how do we know if a non-living noun is male or female?

• Typically, masculine nouns will end in "o"

• Typically, feminine nounds will end in "a"

Open Ended

What are some school supplies from our vocab that end in "o"?

Open Ended

What are some school supplies from our vocab that end in "a"?

Multiple Choice

What gender is "el zapato" (shoe)

• Masculine

• Feminine

Multiple Choice

What gender is "la luna" (the moon)

• masculine

• feminine

Los articulos definidos (definite articles)

• You might also identify a noun's gender by knowing what " definite article" goes IN FRONT OF each noun

• "el" vs. "la"  (they both mean "the")

• el --> masculine

• la --> feminine

Examples from our vocab...

• La profesora --> female teacher

• El profesor --> male teacher

• El estudiante --> male student

• La estudiante --> female student

Of course, there are funky exceptions...

• La mano = female = "the hand"

• El mapa = male = "the map"

• La moto = female = "the motorcycle"

• El guía = male = "the guide"