SPAN 010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: La Silla Observatory, Pizarra, Names For United States Citizens

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Spanish Language and Literature
• Course: SPAN 010
• Professor: Monica Chamberlain

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Introducci n: g nero y n mero de los sustantivos: (gender and numbers of nouns) In spanish, all nouns are either masculine or feminine in gender. ex: Feminine el doctor el reloj el cuaderno la doctora la silla la ventana. Most nouns that end in -o or denote males are masculine: el cuaderno, hombre. Most nouns that end in -a or denote females are feminine: la pizarra, mujer. Some exceptions include: el d a el mapa la mano: algunas reglas tiles para recordar el g nero de los sustantivos: (some rules to remember about the gender of nouns) Some masculine nouns ending in -o have a corresponding feminine noun ending in -a. ex: el ni o la ni a el gato la gata. When a masculine noun ends in a consonant, you often add -a to obtain its corresponding feminine form el professor la professora ex: el pintor la pintora.