Gender of Nouns #9 Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics  Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.  Objective: Students will be introduced to gender of nouns in Spanish and how all nouns fit into a gender category.

Nouns name people, animals, places or things. You need to remember the following things about nouns in Spanish: All nouns in Spanish have gender. ( i.e. masculine & feminine ) el chico (masculine) la chica (feminine) la falda (feminine) el pelo (masculine) index MURPHY

Usually a noun is masculine if it ends in an “o” and feminine if it ends in an “a”. However, when a word ends in a consonant you need to memorize the definite article with the noun. Here are some examples of nouns that end in consonants: el suéter (masculine) la mujer (feminine) la estudiante (feminine) el hombre (masculine) index

When nouns identify only one item, they are singular. Here are some examples of nouns that in the singular form: el señor (masculine) la señora (feminine) la profesora (feminine) el estudiante (masculine) index

When nouns identify more than one item, they are plural. Here are some examples of nouns that in the plural form: los señores (masculine) las señoras (feminine) las profesoras (feminine) los estudiantes (masculine) index

In Spanish, the definite article that accompanies a noun will match its gender and number. Here are some examples of nouns that in the plural form: el cuarderno (singular) los cuardernos (plural) la maleta (singular) las maletas (plural) index

Some nouns have 1 form that are both masculine and feminine. el estudiante la estudiante el modelo la modelo el policía la policía index

CASA la index

PANTALONES los index

ZAPATO el index

AMIGOS los index

CAMISETA la index

HOMBRE el index

ESTUDIANTE el, la index

DOCTOR el index

ARTISTA el, la index

PLOMERO el index

FALDA la index

AMIGOS los index

VESTIDOS los index

ESTUDIANTES los, las index

TARDE la index

POLICÍA el, la index

JEANS los index

BOLSA la index

GATOS los index

CALCETINES los index

MODELO el, la index

OJOS los index

A noun may sometimes appear with an indefinite article. The indefinite articles that accompanies a nouns will also match its gender and number. un chicounos chicos una camisaunas camisas un estudianteunos estudiantes index

OJOS unos index

HOMBRE un index

CASA una

PANTALONES unos index

ESTUDIANTES unos, unas index

SUÉTERES unos index

MODELOS unos, unas index

ROPA una index

CALCETÍN un index