1. Repaso: Nouns, adjectives, and gustar
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Nouns
Adjectives
Gustar 1

2. Nouns Masculine Nouns for people have natural gender.
Other nouns have gender based on their endings. Still other nouns have gender that must be memorized.
To form the plural of a noun, add -s to a word ending in a vowel and -es to a word ending in a consonant.
Masculine
male person
amigo(s)
masculine based on ending
libro(s)
gender must be memorized
papel(es) 2

3. Nouns Feminine Nouns for people have natural gender.
Other nouns have gender based on their endings. Still other nouns have gender that must be memorized.
To form the plural of a noun, add -s to a word ending in a vowel and -es to a word ending in a consonant.
Feminine
amiga(s)
female person
mesa(s)
feminine based on ending
clase(s)
gender must be memorized 3

4. Adjectives Masculine Feminine
Adjectives agree with nouns in gender and number.
Many adjectives end in -o or -r for masculine and -a or -ra for feminine. Other adjectives end in -e or other consonants for both masculine and feminine.
To make an adjective plural, add -s to a vowel or -es to a consonant.
Masculine
Feminine
-o changes to -a
bueno(s)
buena(s)
grande(s)
grande(s)
same form for m. and f.
intelectual(es)
intelectual(es) 4

5. Gustar
To say what you or others like, use this formula: 5