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FUN-SPANISH-NOUNS
General Introduction Nouns or Los sustantivos are naming words for people, things, places, ideas, etc Features of fun spanish nouns: 1 They have a gender; masuline or feminine 2 The gender affects the article, adjectives or pronoun which go with it 3 They are singular or plural 4 There are some general rules linking gender to specific word endings, and these are listed below:- Masculine list
Feminine list
Other rules 1 Professions, people and some animals ending in -ón or -or are masculine but adding -a create the feminine eg el león / la leona - lion / lioness 2 Some spanish nouns of people and professions ending in -a, -e, -ista, -ante may be masculine or feminine eg el / la turista - tourist 3 Some nouns are spelled the same for male and female eg el / la modila - model; el / la juez - judger 4 Some nouns are similar in female / male form but have a slightly different ending eg el niño / la niña - boy / girl 5 Feminine spanish nouns beginning with a- or ha- take a masculine definite article, but only for pronunciation eg el agua - water 6 Some nouns may designate male or female individuals but they do not change article or spelling eg la víctime - victim; el ser - being 7 Some nouns are spelled the same but change their meaning with article eg el cura / la cura - priest / cure; el capital / la capital - money / city
Plurals The definite articles, los and las, indicate that the noun is a masculine or feminine plural. Plurals are formed by adding -s or -es. 1 Add -s when the noun ends in a vowel eg
2 Add -es when the noun ends in a consonant
3 There are some spanish nouns which always take the plural form eg
4 If the noun already ends in -s, then the plural is the same as the singular eg
5 If the plural noun refers to a part of the body or item of clothing, it takes the singular form eg
6 If the singular ends in the consonant z, change the z to c and add -s
7 If the singular word has an accent on the final vowel of a word that ends in a consonant, then drop the accent and add -es
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