'El' with Nouns ending in '-a'
Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 12.2.1
'El' con sustantivos terminados en '-a'
In Spanish, not all words ending in '-a' are feminine. These masculine nouns are used in combination with the article 'el'.
Nouns ending in '-ma'
- Some of these nouns are of Greek origin.
- These words ending in -ma are masculine with the exception of la cama (bed).
- el panorama - the panorama
- el tema - the topic, theme
- el problema - the problem
Other endings
- Other masculine nouns ending in '-a' are the following:
- el sofá - the sofa
- el mapa - the map
- el día - the day
- el planeta - the planet
Examples
- Se ve el panorama muy bien desde el puente allí al fondo.
- One can see the panorama really well from the bridge over in the background.
- El tema para hoy es, ¿cómo vamos a utilizar el subjuntivo en nuestros ensayos?
- The theme for today is how are we going to use the subjunctive in our essays?
More examples
- ¡Siéntate en el sofá por favor! Ahora te traigo un vaso de agua.
- Sit down on the sofa please. I’ll bring you a glass of water.
- Hay muchos problemas en este mundo. Sin embargo, no podemos resolverlos todos.
- There are many problems in this world. However, we cannot solve them all.