Volumen 2 · Capítulo 04

Nouns, Gender, and Articles

Learn why it is el banco, la cita, los documentos, and unas copias.

Every Spanish noun is masculine or feminine. This is grammar gender, not biological gender. A table is feminine: . A bank is masculine: .

The basic articles

For “a” or “some”:

Most nouns ending in -o are masculine:

Most nouns ending in -a are feminine:

There are exceptions. Learn common nouns with their article as one chunk:

If the word ends in a vowel, add s.

If the word ends in a consonant, add es.

If you say , people will still understand you. But if you always learn nouns with or , your ear will gradually correct you.