A beginner's guide to the gender of Spanish nouns, including an explanation of the different forms of 'the'. I created this slideshow for a module called Designing Online Learning, which was part of my MA in Library and Information Management at MMU.

1. Gender of Spanish nouns
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When you have completed the learning,
you will be able to:
Differentiate between masculine and
feminine nouns
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 Convert nouns into plural
 Recognise the different forms of ‘the’
in Spanish
The  Assign the correct form of ‘the’ to a
noun depending on whether it is
masculine or feminine, singular or plural
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All Spanish nouns have a gender
Masculine nouns usually end in ‘o’
Plurals Feminine nouns usually end in ‘a’
Not all nouns end in ‘o’ or ‘a’ and
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we will look at some of these, and
other exceptions.
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If you are unsure of the gender of a
noun, your dictionary will tell you.
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m or f will appear after the Spanish
noun to indicate whether a word is
The masculine or feminine.
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El chico = the boy
El bolígrafo = the pen
Plurals El mango = the mango
El plátano = the banana
El ojo = the eye
The El hipopótamo = the hippopotamus
El caballo = the horse
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La chica = the girl
La mesa = the table
Plurals La lima = the lime
La naranja = the orange
La pierna = the leg
The La llama = the llama
La vaca = the cow
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El diploma = the diploma
Plurals El hotel = the hotel
El parque = the park
El champiñon = the mushroom
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La mano = the hand
Plurals La calle = the street
La ración = the portion
La nariz = the nose
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To show that a noun is plural (there
is more than one of it)
Plurals Add ‘s’ to words that end in a
vowel
Add ‘es’ to words that end in a
The consonant
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Los chicos = the boys
Los bolígrafos = the pens
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Los mangos = the mangos
Los plátanos = the bananas
Los ojos = the eyes
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Los hipopótamos = the
hippopotamuses
Los caballos = the horses
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Las chicas = the girls
Las mesas = the tables
Plurals Las limas = the limes
Las naranjas = the oranges
Las piernas = the legs
The Las llamas = the llamas
Las vacas = the cows
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Los diplomas = the diplomas
Plurals Los hoteles = the hotels
Los parques = the parks
Los champiñones = the mushrooms
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Las manos = the hands
Las calles = the streets
Plurals Las raciónes = the portions
Las narizes = the noses
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As we have looked at examples of
Plurals nouns, you may have noticed that
the word for ‘the’ is not always the
same in Spanish.
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This is because it must agree with
Plurals the noun it is used with. This
depends on the gender of the noun
and whether it is singular or plural.
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For singular masculine nouns use
el.
Plurals For singular feminine nouns use la.
For plural masculine nouns use los.
For plural feminine nouns use las.
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Let’s look again at some of the
examples, paying attention to the
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form of “the” which is used.
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El chico = the boy
El bolígrafo = the pen
Plurals El plátano = the banana
El ojo = the eye
El hotel = the hotel
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La chica = the girl
La mesa = the table
Plurals La lima = the lime
La naranja = the orange
La mano = the hand
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Los chicos = the boys
Los bolígrafos = the pens
Plurals Los plátanos = the bananas
Los ojos = the eyes
Los parques = the parks
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Las chicas = the girls
Las mesas = the tables
Plurals Las limas = the limes
Las naranjas = the oranges
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Las raciónes = the portions
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Plurals This website allows you to enter
words and hear how they sound:
Span¡shDict
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