Nouns Referring to Things In Spanish
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| 1. Nouns Referring To Things In Spanish | |
| 2. Things in Spanish Nouns | |
| 3. Spanish Number Nouns | |
| 4. Singular and Plural Spanish Nouns by Adding -es After Replacing -z | |
| 1 | In English, we call all thins - for example, table, car, book, apple - ‘it’. In Spanish, however, things are either masculine or feminine. As things don't dived into sexes the way humans and animals do, there are no physical clues to help you with their gender in Spanish. Try to learn the gender as you learn the word. |
| 2 | There are lots of rules to help you. Certain endings are usually found on masculine nouns, while other endings are usually found on feminine nouns. |
| 3 | The following ending is usually found on masculine nouns. |
| Masculine ending | Examples | BUT: |
| -o | el libro the book | la mano the hand |
| el periodico the newspaper | la foto the photo | |
| la moto the motorbike | ||
| la radio the radio | ||
| (although in parts of Latin America, it is el radio) | ||
In Spanish, a noun is either singular or plural.
There are some rules given below to form the plural noun.
Try to memorize. *Add –s to nouns ending in stressed vowel or unstressed vowel to form the plural
*Add –es to nouns ending in –y and stressed vowels (á,í,ó,ú) and a consonant to form the plural
| 1 | Rey – Reyes | King - Kings |
| 2 | Sí – Síes | Yes - Yes It Is |
| 3 | Reloj – Relojes | Watch - Watches |
| 4 | Color – Colores | Color - Colors |
| 5 | País - Países | Country - Counties |
For example-
| Spanish (Singular / Plural) | English (Singular / Plural) |
| el día / los días | the day / the days |
| el hotel / los hoteles | the hotel / the hotels |
| el perro / los perros | the dog / the dogs |
| la bolsa / las bolsas | the bag / the bags |
| la lámpara / las lámparas | the lamp / the lamps |
| el libro / los libros | the book / the books |
| el muchacho / los muchachos | the boy / the boys |
| el animal / los animales | the animal / the animals |
| el tren / los trenes | the train / the trains |
| la persona / las personas | the person / the people |
| la ventana / las ventanas | the window / the windows |
| la lección / las lecciones | the lesson / the lessons |
| la mujer / las mujeres | women / women |
| la ciudad / las ciudades | the city / the cities |
| el idioma / los idiomas | the language / the languages |
Definite and Indefinite Articles, difference in Definite and Indefinite Articles.
