Feminine Exceptions
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 11.3.6
Feminine Exceptions
There are some nouns that are exceptions to the rule that feminine nouns end in 'a'. The following nouns are feminine but end in 'o':
La mano - hand
La radio - the radio
La moto - the motorbike
La foto - the photograph
Agua - water
- 'Agua' is a feminine noun, but when it is used as a singular noun it uses 'el'. This only happens with the definite article.
- 'El agua'.
- In the plural it uses the normal feminine form.
- 'Las aguas'.
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