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Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 15.1.2
Sujeto - Subject
In Spanish, all nouns (subjects) are either masculine or feminine.
Nouns
- Nouns take the singular form el for masculine nouns and la for feminine nouns.
- In the plural form they change to los (masculine) and las (feminine).
- Most words ending in o will be masculine and those ending in a will be feminine.
- la casa - the house
- el teléfono - the telephone
Exceptions
- However, there are exceptions to this rule.
- la mano - the hand
- el mapa - the map
- el planeta - the planet
Adjectives
- Adjectives that follow nouns have to agree with
- the gender
- singular or plural
- las manos frías - the cold hands
- los mapas grandes - the large maps
Examples
- Los chicos juegan en el parque con sus amigos.
- The children play in the park with their friends.
- La mujer llora porque perdió a su gato hace dos semanas.
- The lady is crying because she lost her cat two weeks ago.
Test yourself on Subject
How do you 'the young woman' in Spanish?