Every Spanish noun has a gender — masculine or feminine — and the article in front of it always has to match.
| Pattern | Usually | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ends in -o | masculine | el libro, el chico |
| ends in -a | feminine | la mesa, la chica |
| common exceptions | — | el día, el mapa, la mano |
| Masculine | Feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| the (singular) | el | la |
| the (plural) | los | las |
| a / an | un | una |
| some | unos | unas |
Quick trick: always learn a noun with its article (la mesa, not just mesa) — that way you never have to guess the gender later.
1.Choose the correct article: ___ casa
2.Choose the correct article: ___ libro
3.Plural of "el profesor" is "los ___".
4.True or false: "día" is feminine because it ends in -a.
5.Plural of "la mesa" is "las ___".
6.Choose the correct word for "some": ___ perros
7.True or false: "la mano" is feminine, even though it ends in -o.
8.Plural of "el libro" is "los ___".
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