Spanish Nouns

List of Spanish Nouns

In English, we talk about gender sometimes. In Spanish, the gender and number of things is a lot more prevalant. All of the Spanish nouns in this language focus around gender in one way or another. Remember what I have been telling you this entire course? You must match gender and number.

There are two crucial rules to Spanish nouns and their gender. First, the gender of the noun will not change depending on the subject of the sentence. Second, the gender of the noun will determine what form of adjective describes it. Does that make sense?

If you follow a basic rule of matching you should be alright most of the time. Feminine nouns will go with feminine articles and adjectives. Masculine nouns will match up with masculine articles and adjectives. However, there can sometimes be an exception. For example, there can sometimes be a feminine noun that will describe something we think to be manly or masculine.

Nouns that end in the letter "a" are normally feminine. Nouns that end in the letter "o" are genuinely masculine. If you get stuck figuring out a noun's gender, try looking online or at a good dictionary. Dictionanries are a great way to help you learn. I highly suggest to pick one up.

Speaking of the word dictionaries, do you notice how it ends in the letters "ies"? Those letters replace the letter "y" when making it plural. This is a similar task in Spanish, although slightly different. Here is what we do in Spanish. If the word you are changing ends in any kind of consonant, add the letters "es" to the end. The letter "y" is considered a consonant in Spanish when you are dealing with plurals. Oh, also remember that if the word ends in a vowel that does not have an accent, all you need to add is the letter "s".

If the word does end in a vowel that is stressed however, there is a different rule. If the word ends in any kind of stressed vowel except the letter "e", add an "es" to the end. If the word does end in the letter "e", all you need to add is the letter "s". Once again, I hope this lesson on Spanish nouns is a help to someone out there. I will see you in the next lesson amigos. Punctuation>>