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Masculine vs Feminine Nouns

Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 11.3.4

Masculine and Feminine Nouns

Like with nouns for people and animals, most nouns ending in 'o' are masculine, and most nouns ending in 'a' are feminine.

Masculine nouns usually end in 'o'

Masculine nouns usually end in 'o'

  • El trabajo.
    • The work.
  • El año.
  • The year.
Feminine nouns usually end in 'a'

Feminine nouns usually end in 'a'

  • La comida .
  • The food.
  • La semana.
  • The week.

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