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Nouns name people, animals, places or things. You need to remember the following things about nouns in Spanish:

• All nouns have gender. (i.e. masculine & feminine)

el chico (masculine)la chica (feminine)la falda (feminine)el pelo (masculine)

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Usually a noun is masculine if it ends in an “o” and feminine if it ends in an “a”. However, when a word ends in a consonant you need to memorize the definite article with the noun.

• Here are some examples of nouns that end in consonants:

el suéter (masculine)la mujer (feminine)

la estudiante (feminine)el hombre (masculine)

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When nouns identify only one item, they are singular.

• Here are some examples of nouns that in the singular form:

el señor (masculine)la blusa (feminine)

la maestra (feminine)el estudiante (masculine)

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When nouns identify more than one item, they are plural.

• Here are some examples of nouns that in the plural form:

los señores (masculine)las blusas (feminine)

las maestras (feminine)los estudiantes (masculine)

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In Spanish, the dfeinite article that accompanies a noun will match its gender and number.

• Here are some examples of nouns that in the plural form:

el zapato (singular)los zapatos (plural)

la maestra (singular)las maestras (plural)

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Some nouns have 1 form that are both masculine and feminine.

el estudiantela estudiante

el modelola modeloel policíala policía

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casa

la

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pantalones

los

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zapato

el

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amigos

los

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camiseta

la

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hombre

el

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estudiante

el, la

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doctor

el

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artista

el, la

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plomero

el

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falda

la

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amigos

los

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vestidos

los

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estudiantes

los, las

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tarde

la

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policía

el, la

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jeans

los

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bolsa

la

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gatos

los

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calcetines

los

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modelo

el, la

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ojos

los

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A noun may sometimes appear with an indefinite article. The indefinite articles that accompanies a nouns will also match its gender and number.

un chico unos chicosuna camisa unas camisasun estudiante unos estudiantes

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ojos

unos

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hombre

un

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casa

una

pantalones

unos

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estudiantes

unos, unas

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suéteres

unos

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modelos

unos, unas

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ropa

una

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calcetín

un

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