Gender of Nouns in Spanish

Gender in English for people and animals manwoman boygirl actoractress waiterwaitress aviatoraviatrix tigertigress lionlioness gander goose bullcow

Can you just guess the gender in Spanish for inanimate objects? dress vestidomasculine tie corbatafeminine Nope. So don’t even try.

Typically, n ouns that end with the letters “ L.O.N.E.R.S” are masculine el abril el mosquito el examen el café el tambor el lunes

Typically, nouns that end with “-ma” are masculine el problema el sistema el clima el síntoma

For most people and animals, there is a masculine and a feminine version of the word el profesor just add a la profesora el actorla actora el directorla directora el chico change to “o” to “a” la chica el gato (cat)la gata

For people and animals that end with “E” or “-ISTA”, the masculine and feminine forms are the same, only the article changes el tigre change the “el” to “la” la tigre el estudiantela estudiante el elefantela elefante el dentistala dentista el pianistala pianista

Typically, n ouns that end with the letter “A ” are feminine la plaza la salsa la persona la piñata la mesa la montaña

Typically, nouns that end with “-CIÓN”, “SIÓN”, “DAD” “TAD”, and “TUD” are feminine la educación la televisión la universidad la dificultad la actitud

But there are some common exceptions you should be aware of. la radio la foto la mano (hand) la tarde la noche la clase el día el mapa