Masculine and Feminine Nouns: Different Meanings
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 11.3.10
Masculine and Feminine Nouns
Some nouns have different meanings when they are in the masculine and feminine forms.
El bolso → la bolsa
- 'El bolso' means 'the handbag'.
- 'La bolsa' means 'the bag' or 'the stock exchange'.
El pendiente → la pendiente
- 'El pendiente' means 'earring'.
- 'la pendiente' means 'slope'
El capital → la capital
- 'El capital' means 'capital (money)'.
- 'La capital' means 'the capital city'.
El final → la final
- 'El final' means 'the end'.
- 'La final' means 'the final (game of a tournament)'.
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