Noun Endings that Are Usually Feminine
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 11.3.7
Noun Endings that Are Usually Feminine
There are a lot of feminine nouns that do not end in 'a'. These nouns still follow patterns. These rules make it easier to work out the gender of a noun:
Nouns that end in 'dad', 'tad' and 'ud'
- Nouns that end in 'dad', 'tad' and 'ud' are always feminine.
- La sociedad.
- Society.
- La libertad.
- Freedom.
- La salud.
- Health.
Nouns that end in 'ez'
- Una nuez
- A nut
- Una escasez.
- A shortage
Nouns that end in 'ión'
- La estación.
- The season.
- La comprensión.
- Understanding.
- There are two exceptions to this rule:
- El camión (lorry) and el avión (aeroplane).
Letters of the alphabet
- All names of the letters in the Spanish alphabet are feminine.
- La ce (c), la jota (j), la ve(v).
- In English 'ñ' does not exist.
- It is spelt 'la eñe'.
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