Subject Lessons:
Nouns in Spanish
Spanish Plural Nouns
Definite Articles in Spanish
Indefinite Articles in Spanish
Subject Exercises:
Los / Las + Spanish Plural Nouns 1
Plural Spanish Nouns Worksheet 2
Gender of Nouns Exercise 1 / 2
La vs El Irregular Nouns 3 / La vs El 4
Definite Articles Exercises 1
Indefinite Articles Exercises 1
Multiple Choice:
Nouns in Spanish Quiz / Quiz 2 / Quiz 3
PDF Worksheets:
Spanish Nouns PDF Worksheet 1 / PDF 2
Nationalities Masculine Feminine Forms
Singular Plural PDF Exercises
Nouns is Spanish are words that refer to a person, place, or a thing, like in all the other languages.
Gender of Nouns in Spanish
Person: el estudiante, la estudiante, el chico, la muchacha
Thing: la mesa, el reloj, la televisión
Place: el jardín, la cocina, el país
In Spanish, nouns have gender and are either feminine or masculine. Generally, nouns that end in ‘a’ are feminine and nouns that end in ‘o’ are masculine. Also, the article ‘el‘ is for masculine nouns and the article ‘la‘ is for feminine nouns. ‘El‘ and ‘La‘ are the equivalent to the English definite article ‘The‘.
Masculine and Feminine Nouns
| Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|
| El hijo (the son) | La hija (the daughter) |
| El chico (the boy) | La chica (the girl) |
| El catálogo (the catalogue) | La casa (the house) |
| El cartero (the mailman) | La cama (the bed) |
| El gato (the cat) | La jirafa (the giraffe) |
In general nouns that end in ‘a‘ are feminine, however, there are some exceptions.
Masculine Nouns That end in ‘a’
| El aroma (the fragrance) | El fantasma (the ghost) |
| El clima (the weather) | El imán (the magnet) |
| El crucigrama (the crossword) | El mapa (the map) |
| El día (the day) | El problema (the problem) |
| El dilemma (the dilemma) | El sistema (the system) |
| El diploma (the diploma) | El tema (the theme) |
| El idioma (the language) | El volcán (the volcano) |
There are also nouns that end in ‘o’ which are feminine:
| La foto (photograph) |
| La mano (hand) |
| La moto (motorcycle) |
| La radio (radio) |
Nouns in Spanish Review
- A noun is a word that refers to a person, place, or a thing.
- Most nouns that end in o are masculine.
- Most nouns that end in a are feminine.
- A few nouns that end in o are feminine.
- A few nouns that end in a are masculine.
