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Module 1 los sustantivos

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This document provides an overview of nouns and gender in Spanish. It notes that all Spanish nouns are either masculine or feminine and identifies common patterns for determining gender, such as nouns ending in -o typically being masculine and those ending in -a typically being feminine. However, it also notes there are exceptions. The document gives examples of masculine and feminine nouns and their definite articles "el" and "la". It emphasizes the importance of memorizing the definite article when learning a new noun.

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Spanish I
 A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea  In Spanish, all nouns are either masculine or feminine. Masculine Nouns Feminine Nouns el libro la puerta el escritorio la cama el colegio la tarea
 The idea that nouns have gender seems perfectly natural when the noun stands for a living creature. This is because in English, living creatures often have different names depending on whether they are male or female. Masculine Feminine boy girl grandfather grandmother tiger tigress uncle aunt
 Certain nouns that denote living things have both a masculine and feminine form in Spanish. Masculine Feminine el gato---- male cat la gata---- female cat el abuelo--- grandfather la abuela--- grandmother el padre-- father la madre--- mother el chico--- boy la chica--- girl
 El gato  El abuelo  El cuaderno  El libro  El carro  El armario  What does “el” mean?
 La abuela  La puerta  La calculadora  La ventana  La tarea  La chica  What does “la” mean?
 Nouns that end in –o are usually masculine.  Nouns that end in –a are usually feminine.  Notice the term “usually.” -There are exceptions to these two rules!
 You can’t predict the gender of a noun, except in the case of living creatures.  The word “Dress” is a masculine word in Spanish--- “el vestido”  “Necktie” is a feminine word in Spanish--- “la corbata”
 When you learn a new noun, you MUST memorize its definite article (el or la).
 Definite Articles  Indefinite Articles (the) (a, an, some) el libro - los libros un perro - unos perros la casa - las casas una pluma – unas plumas el hombre- los hombres un lápiz - unos lápices la mujer – las mujeres una mesa - unas mesas

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Module 1 los sustantivos

  • 2. A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea  In Spanish, all nouns are either masculine or feminine. Masculine Nouns Feminine Nouns el libro la puerta el escritorio la cama el colegio la tarea
  • 3. The idea that nouns have gender seems perfectly natural when the noun stands for a living creature. This is because in English, living creatures often have different names depending on whether they are male or female. Masculine Feminine boy girl grandfather grandmother tiger tigress uncle aunt
  • 4. Certain nouns that denote living things have both a masculine and feminine form in Spanish. Masculine Feminine el gato---- male cat la gata---- female cat el abuelo--- grandfather la abuela--- grandmother el padre-- father la madre--- mother el chico--- boy la chica--- girl
  • 5. El gato  El abuelo  El cuaderno  El libro  El carro  El armario  What does “el” mean?
  • 6. La abuela  La puerta  La calculadora  La ventana  La tarea  La chica  What does “la” mean?
  • 7. Nouns that end in –o are usually masculine.  Nouns that end in –a are usually feminine.  Notice the term “usually.” -There are exceptions to these two rules!
  • 8. You can’t predict the gender of a noun, except in the case of living creatures.  The word “Dress” is a masculine word in Spanish--- “el vestido”  “Necktie” is a feminine word in Spanish--- “la corbata”
  • 9. When you learn a new noun, you MUST memorize its definite article (el or la).
  • 10. Definite Articles  Indefinite Articles (the) (a, an, some) el libro - los libros un perro - unos perros la casa - las casas una pluma – unas plumas el hombre- los hombres un lápiz - unos lápices la mujer – las mujeres una mesa - unas mesas