1. MURPHY
Nouns name people, animals, places or things.
You need to remember the following things
about nouns in Spanish:
• All nouns have gender. (i.e. masculine
& feminine)
el chico (masculine)
la chica (feminine)
la falda (feminine)
el pelo (masculine)
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2. Usually a noun is masculine if it ends in an
“o” and feminine if it ends in an “a”.
However, when a word ends in a consonant
you need to memorize the definite article with
the noun.
• Here are some examples of nouns that end in
consonants:
el suéter (masculine)
la mujer (feminine)
la estudiante (feminine)
el hombre (masculine)
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3. When nouns identify only one item, they are
singular.
• Here are some examples of nouns that in the
singular form:
el señor (masculine)
la blusa (feminine)
la maestra (feminine)
el estudiante (masculine)
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4. When nouns identify more than one item, they
are plural.
• Here are some examples of nouns that in the
plural form:
los señores (masculine)
las blusas (feminine)
las maestras (feminine)
los estudiantes (masculine)
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5. In Spanish, the dfeinite article that
accompanies a noun will match its gender and
number.
• Here are some examples of nouns that in the
plural form:
el zapato (singular)
los zapatos (plural)
la maestra (singular)
las maestras (plural)
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6. Some nouns have 1 form that are both
masculine and feminine.
el estudiante
la estudiante
el modelo
la modelo
el policía
la policía
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7. casa
la
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8. pantalones
los
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9. zapato
el
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10. amigos
los
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11. camiseta
la
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12. hombre
el
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13. estudiante
el, la
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14. doctor
el
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15. artista
el, la
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16. plomero
el
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17. falda
la
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18. amigos
los
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19. vestidos
los
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20. estudiantes
los, las
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21. tarde
la
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22. policía
el, la
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23. jeans
los
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24. bolsa
la
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25. gatos
los
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26. calcetines
los
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27. modelo
el, la
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28. ojos
los
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29. A noun may sometimes appear
with an indefinite article. The
indefinite articles that
accompanies a nouns will also
match its gender and number.
un chico unos chicos
una camisa unas camisas
un estudiante unos estudiantes
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30. ojos
unos
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31. hombre
un
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32. casa
una

33. pantalones
unos
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34. estudiantes
unos, unas
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35. suéteres
unos
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36. modelos
unos, unas
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37. ropa
una
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38. calcetín
un
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