sábado, 25 de febrero de 2012

El género (4)

Nouns ending in consonant are generally masculine, however there are many exceptions!

El árbol (the tree)
El cartel / el póster (the poster)
El amor (the love)
El color (the color)
El calor (the heat)
El mar (the sea)
El bar (the bar)
El lápiz (the pencil) 
El camión (the truck)
El avión (the plane)
El balón (the ball)

But:

La flor (the flower)
La miel (the honey)
La salud (the health) 

Useful tip: nouns ending in -CION, -SION, -XION and -GION are always feminine!

La canción (the song)
La televisión (the television)
La reflexión (the reflection, in the sense of thought)
La región (the region)

Useful tip: nouns ending in -DAD, -TAD, -TUD are always feminine!

La juventud (the youth)
La pubertad (the puberty)
La enfermedad (the sickness)
La edad (the age)
La verdad (the truth)

Useful tip: nouns ending in -TRIZ are always feminine!

La actriz (the actress)
La matriz (the matrix)

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