Gender plays a huge rule in spanish..it can be confusing!

Male articles: el,un,ello,ellos,uns.

Female articles: la, una, ella,ellas,unas.

1.o --> a

ex. amigo --> amiga

2.add "a" to masculine

ex. senor --> senora, doctor --> doctora

3.Essentially same - change article

ex. un estudiante --> una estudiante, el joven --> la joven, el dentista --> la dentista

4. Totally different

ex. hombre (man) --> mujer (woman), el actor --> la actriz, el rey --> la reina (king --> queen)

You can usually tell gender by the las letter, o = male, a = female. If the last letter is not "o" or "a" your best bet is masculine!

ar endings:

1.Yo --> O                      1. Nosotros--> Amos

2.Tu --> As                       2. Vosotros --> Ais (In South American countries they don't use this form. This is only usend in Spain.)

3.El,La,Un,Una --> A     3. Ellos,Ellas,Las, Los etc. --> An

Example: Verb --> Cantar "to sing"

1. To cant           1. Nos. cantamos

2.Tu cantas             2. Vosotros cantais

3. El cant              3. Ellos cantan

 



 
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