Feminine Exceptions
Spanish: KS3, topic 20.3.8
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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