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What is with Spanish nouns' gender? Do Spanish speakers see every object as a living being with a specific biological sex? Does a fork [tenedor] reveal itself to be more masculine than a spoon [cuchara]? Let me try to explain this: Spanish nouns are divided into two groups: masculine nouns and feminine nouns. Since nouns […]
As explained in a previous post, Spanish nouns are divided into two groups: masculine nouns and feminine nouns. Here, we will learn how to determine which gender a noun belong to. You might be wondering why you need to know this. And the answer is that it’s important to know a noun’s gender before you […]
As you probably know already, Spanish nouns are divided into two groups: masculine nouns and feminine nouns. [You can read more about the gender of Spanish nouns in this post.] In Spanish, nouns referring to animals, follow two different patterns with regard to their gender. 1. Animal names with masculine and feminine forms Only for […]
Spanish nouns follow some patterns when they become plural. However, there are exceptions, especially when it comes to foreign words. GENERAL RULES AND THEIR EXCEPTIONS Spanish nouns become plural by adding -s or -es to the singular form. 1. Nouns that end in an unstressed vowel or a stressed -a, -e, or –o become plural by […]
Espantapájaros. Paracaídas. Paraguas. Abrelatas. Limpiabotas. Have you ever heard these words? There are different ways in which Spanish nouns are formed, one of which is to link a verb with a noun to describe a person or an object that acts on another object or person. I recently wrote down many of these words during one […]
You probably know some fruit names in Spanish. But, do you know how the trees where those fruits grow are called in Spanish? In Spanish, sometimes a fruit and its corresponding tree or plant share the same name, but in many cases, the plant has a different name. In those cases, it’s necessary to use […]
In this series of articles, you will internalize the usage of the Spanish language by learning to recognize patterns in the structure and the words used in different sentences. Specifically, while we examine the sentence bellow, you will learn about: ● The structure of sentences ● The gender of nouns, adjectives, determiners and pronouns ● […]
When linking a noun to an adjective, we use ser or star depending on the meaning of the adjective. Generally speaking, we can say that we use ser when we perceive that the adjective expresses an invariable quality, and we use estar when we perceive that the adjective express a condition that has changed from […]
In this series of articles, you will internalize the usage of the Spanish language by learning to recognize patterns in the structure and the words used in different sentences. Specifically, while we examine the sentence bellow, you will learn about: ● The structure of sentences ● The gender of nouns, adjectives, determiners and pronouns ● […]