| Nouns - Rules regarding gender and plurality In Spanish all nouns are either masculine or feminine. Most nouns ending in �o�, are masculine and most nouns ending in �a� are feminine. el carro la tierra el libro la mesa el cuaderno la mochila ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Many nouns ending in �o� that refer to people usually have to change the �o� to an �a� to create the feminine form. el alumno la alumna el chico la chica el ni�o la ni�a el muchacho la muchacha -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many nouns ending in a consonant that refer to people usually have to add an �a� to the end of the word to create the feminine form. There are exceptions. el profesor la profesora el doctor la doctora el se�or la se�ora exception: el actor la actriz -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nouns ending in �e� can be either masculine or feminine. One learns the correct gender by learning the definite article along with the word. el coche la clase el pupitre la leche el estante -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nouns that end in �e� and refer to people have only two forms, a singular and plural. The gender and meaning of the noun is determined by the definite article. There are exceptions. el/la estudiante los/las estudiantes el/la pariente los/las parientes exception: el jefe, la jefa, los jefes, las jefas |