2.Gender of Nouns: Part 2

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Gender of Nouns: Part 2

Masculine nouns that end in a consonant often have a corresponding feminine form that ends in -a.

• el profesor
  la profesora
  
  el doctor
  la doctora
  
  el señor
  la señora

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Some nouns that refer to people use the same form for both masculine and feminine. These nouns indicate gender by the article (el or la).

• el estudiante
  la estudiante
  
  el pianista
  la pianista
  
  el artista
  la artista

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Nouns that end in -sión, -ción, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre are feminine.

• la televisión
  la decisión
  la conversación
  la habitación
  la ciudad
  la universidad
  la dificultad
  la libertad
  la actitud
  la gratitud
  la certidumbre
  la muchedumbre

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Some nouns that end in -a are masculine.

• el problema
  el telegrama
  el programa
  el mapa
  el sistema
  el poema
  el día
  el tema
  el clima
  el idioma
  el sofá
  el planeta

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Many nouns that end in -ma are masculine. Notice that eight of the twelve nouns listed above end in -ma.

• el telegrama
  el programa
  el problema
  el sistema
  el poema
  el idioma
  el clima
  el tema

Note: A few nouns that end in -ma are feminine, such as la cama and la pluma.

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Four of the nouns that end in -a are simply exceptions and must be memorized.

• el día
  el mapa
  el planeta
  el sofá

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A few nouns that end in -o are feminine.

• la mano
  la radio

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Review of the rules learned in lesson 1 and lesson 2.

• Many nouns that denote living things have both a masculine and a feminine form.
  
  
• Most nouns that end in -o are masculine.
  
  
• Most nouns that end in -a are feminine.
  
  
• Masculine nouns that end in a consonant often have a corresponding feminine form that ends in -a.
  
  
• Some nouns that refer to people use the same form for both masculine and feminine. These nouns indicate gender by the article (el or la).
  
  
• Nouns that end in -sión, -ción, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre are feminine.
  
  
• Many nouns that end in -ma are masculine.
  
  
• A few nouns that end in -o are feminine

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You now know most of the rules for determining the gender of a noun. There are just a few more things to know, but they won't be covered until later. Remember, whenever you learn a new noun, learn it complete with its definite article (el, la). Definite articles are the subject of an upcoming lesson.

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