1. Género y número (Gender & Number) Género Some exceptions to the “__o” and “__a” endings (genderless nouns): Artista Cantante

2. Género y número (Gender & Number) Género Some exceptions to the “__o” and “__a” endings (genderless nouns): Estudiante

3. Género y número (Gender & Number) Género Some exceptions to the “__o” and “__a” endings (genderless nouns): Detective

4. Género y número (Gender & Number) Género: nouns that denote males are masculine / nouns that denote females are feminine: HombreMujer

5. Género y número (Gender & Number) Género: OBJETOS (Things/objects) In Spanish, ALL NOUNS are either masculine or feminine. Gender for objects is arbitrary and fixed. For example: a table (“mesa”) is feminine, while a book (“libro”) is masculine. In general, most nouns ending in “__o” are masculine and most nouns ending in “__a” are feminine. There are, of course, exceptions: Día, mapa poema, tema, idioma, problema, sistema, programa, are ALL masculine nouns. Likewise, “Mano” ends in “__a” but it is a feminine noun. Students have to memorize exceptions 

6. Género y número (Gender & Number) Género: OBJETOS Cama Escritorio Disco Libro Silla Ventana

7. Género y número (Gender & Number) Género: OBJETOS There are many nouns not ending in “__o” or “__a”. Students have to memorize the gender of such nouns, which is arbitrary 

8. Género y número (Gender & Number) Género: OBJETOS There are many nouns not ending in “__o” or “__a”. Lápiz Masculino Sillón Masculino Luz Femenina Pizarrón Masculino Universidad * Femenina Televisión * Femenina * Most nouns ending in “__dad”, “___tad”, “___sión”, “___ción” and “___umbre” are feminine.