1
Q
El nino
A
The boy
2
Q
Los Ninos
A
The boys/children
3
Q
El Libro
A
The book
4
Q
Los libros
A
The books
5
Q
El hermano
A
The brother
6
Q
Los hermanos
A
The brothers
7
Q
La nina
A
The girl
8
Q
La cancion
A
The song
9
Q
Las canciones
A
The songs
10
Q
La hermana
A
The sister
11
Q
Las hermanas
A
The sisters
12
Q
Nouns ending in which letters are masculine?
A
-l, -o, -n, -e, -r, -s
13
Q
El papel
A
Paper
14
Q
El Libro
A
Book
15
Q
El portfolio
A
Portfolio
16
Q
El gallo
A
Rooster
17
Q
El plan
A
Plan
18
Q
El mensaje
A
Message
19
Q
El amro
A
Love
20
Q
El mes
A
month
21
Q
Nouns ending in what letters are feminine?
A
-a, -d, -cion, -sion, -umbre, -sis, -itis
22
Q
La familia
A
Family
23
Q
La mesa
A
Table
24
Q
La casa
A
House
25
La autoridad
authority
26
La solicitud
Solitude
27
La cancion
song
28
La leccion
Lesson
29
La ilusion
Ilusion
30
La mision
Mission
31
La costumbre
Custom
32
La diagnosis
Diagnosis
33
La bronquitis
Bronchitis
33
El hombre
Man
34
El padre
Father
35
El enfermero
Male nurse
36
El escritor
Male writer
37
La mujer
Woman
38
La madre
Mother
39
La enfermera
Female nurse
40
La escritora
Female writer
41
T/F: nouns ending in "-ista" have the same form for both masculine and feminine. The article or context identifies the gender of the noun.
TRUE
41
El artista / La artista
Male artist/female artist
42
El cantante / La cantante
Male singer/female singer
43
El estudiante / la estudiante
Male student/female student
44
El pianista / La pianista
Male pianist/female pianist
45
El modelo / La modelo
Male model/female model
46
T/F: Some nouns have both a masculine and feminine form. The gender is determined by the meaning of the word.
TRUE
47
El capital
Capital/money
48
La capital
Capital city
49
El corte
Cut
50
La corte
Court
51
El cura
Priest
52
La cura
Cure
53
El orden
Order/arrangement
54
La orden
Order/command
55
El papa
Pope
56
La papa
Potato
57
El agua
Water
58
El dia
Day
59
El idioma
Language
60
El avion
Airplane
61
La mano
Hand
62
La photo
Photo
63
?Cuantos anos tienes tu?
How many years do you have?
64
La abreviacion
Abbreviation
65
La eleccion
Election
66
La Accion
Action
67
La elevacaion
Elevation
68
La adicion
Addition
69
La emocion
Emotion
70
La adopcion
Adoption
71
La evaluacion
Evaluation
72
La afirmacion
Affirmation
73
La excepcion
Exception
74
La aplicacion
Application
75
La exempcion
Exemption
76
La asociacion
Association
77
La faccion
Fraction
78
La atencion
Attention
79
La identificacion
Identification
80
La atraccion
Attraction
81
La immigracion
Immigration
82
La audicion
Audition
83
La informacion
Information
84
La autorizacion
Authorization
85
La inspeccion
Inspection
86
La celebracion
Celebration
87
La instruccion
Instruction
88
La coleccion
Collection
89
La introduccion
Introduction
90
La combinacion
Combination
91
La investigacion
Investigation
92
La condicion
Condition
93
La invitacion
Invitation
94
La conservacion
Conversation
95
La locion
Lotion
96
La construccion
Construction
97
La mocion
Motion
98
La contradiccion
Contradiction
99
La nacion
Nation
100
La declaracion
Declaration
101
La nocion
Notion
102
La decoracion
Decoration
103
La opcion
Option
104
La definicion
Definition
105
La operacion
Operation
106
La demolicion
Demolition
107
La pocion
Potion
108
La diccion
Diction
109
La pronunciacion
Pronunciation
110
La direccion
Direction
111
La puntuacion
Punctuation
112
La discriminacion
Discrimination
113
La segregacion
Segration
114
La distribucion
Distribution
115
La succion
Suction
116
La educacion
Education
117
La tradicion
Tradition
118
T/F: Definite and indefinite articles are not gendered
FALSE
119
El
The (masc.) Definite
120
La
The (fem) Definite
121
Los
The (Plural, masc); definite
122
Las
The (plural, fem); definite
123
Lo
The (neutral); direct object pronoun
124
Un
a/an (masc); Indefinite
125
Una
a/an (fem); Indefinite
126
Unos
some (masc); Indefinite
127
Unas
Some (fem); indefinite
128
La casa es blanca / Las casas son blancas
The house is white
129
El vestido es azul / Los vestidos son azul
The dress is blue
130
Una mujer habla espanol / Unas mujeres hablan espanol
A woman speaks Spanish
131
Un hombre esta en la oficina / unos hombres estan en la oficina
The man is in the office
132
T/F: Lo is considered a neutral pronoun
TRUE: it's most commonly used as a direct object pronoun. It replaces a masculine noun to avoid repetition. Example: Yo tengo el perro (I have the dog) --Yo lo tengo (I have it)
133
T/F: When Lo is used as a neutral pronoun it can be used for arbitrary things or ideas that do not necessarily have a gender.
TRUE>Lo que quiero (What I want)
Lo que dijiste (What you said)
134
T/F: Adjectives have gender in Spanish and they have their own gender.
FALSE: Adjectives DO NOT have their own gender. They adopt the gender of the nouns they are describing.
135
T/F: For Spanish sentences to be grammatically correct, everything must match the gender and quantity of the noun.
TRUE: this means adjectives and articles have to become either plural, singular, masculine, or feminine depending on the noun.
136
La chica es bonita
The girl is pretty.
137
El perro es viejo.
The dog is old
138
Las flores son rojas
The flowers are red
139
Los brazos son largos
The arms are long
140
T/F: Nouns that end in "o" are masculine.
TRUE: when talking about living creatures
141
El gato
The male cat
142
El chico
The boy
143
El abuelo
The grandfather
144
T/F: nouns that end in "a" are masculine.
FALSE: when talking about living creatures, nouns that end in "a" are feminine.
145
La gata
The female cat
146
La chica
The girl
147
La abeula
The grandmother
148
T/F: Some male-associated nouns are feminine and vice versa.
TRUE: Not everything associated with a male will automatically be masculine, nor everything associated with a female will automatically be feminine; only distinct living creatures fall under this categorization.
149
La corbata
The necktie
150
El maquillaje
The makeup
151
El vestido
The dress
152
T/F: Groups are always referred to as MASCULINE.
TRUE: when there is a group of mixed gender, no matter what the ratio of females to males and males to females is, the group is always referred to as the masculine.
e.g., 1 nino + 4 ninas = 5 ninos
3 gatos + 3 gatas = 6 gatos
153
T/F: Nouns that end in consonants have masculine and feminine verions.
TRUE: masculine nouns that end in consonants have a corresponding feminine form that ends in "a". e.g. El professor = la profesora; el doctor = la doctora; el senor = la senora
154
T/F: Some nouns are BOTH masculine and feminine despite their ending.
TRUE: some nouns that refer to professions do not change their forms (e.g., el taxista/la taxista--the taxi driver). This does not mean the importance of gender disappears. If the word does not change, the article is what tells you the gender.
155
El piloto / La piloto
male/female pilot
156
El soldado / La soldado
Male/female soldier
157
El modelo / la modelo
male/female model
158
El atleta / La atleta
Male/female athlete
159
T/F: Nouns that end in -sion are always feminine.
TRUE: Nouns that end in -sion will always require the feminine article.
160
La prision
The prison
161
T/F: Nouns that end in -cion are always masculine.
FALSE: Nouns that end in -cion will always require the feminine article
162
T/F: Nouns that end in -dad are always feminine.
TRUE: Nouns that end in -dad will always require the feminine article.
163
La habitacion
The room
164
La felicidad
The happiness
165
Los solicitud
The application
166
T/F: Nouns that end in -tud are always masculine.
FALSE: Nouns that end in -tud will always require the feminine article.
167
T/F: Nouns that end in -umbre are always feminine.
TRUE: Nouns that end in -umbre will always require the feminine article.
168
T/F: Nouns that end in -ama/-ema are usually masculine.
TRUE
169
El programa
The program
170
El diagrama
The diagram
171
El problema
The problem
172
El emblema
The emblem
173
T/F: Some nouns do not follow the "o" and "a" gender pattern.
TRUE: There are exceptions to the patterns. Some nouns that end in "a" are masculine and some nouns that end in "o" are feminine.
174
El dia
The day
175
El mapa
The map
176
El cura
The priest
177
El planeta
The planet
178
Lo foto
The photo
179
La mano
The hand
180
La radio
The radio
181
La moto
The motorcycle
