Usually masculine words end up in vowel "o" and femine words may end in vowel "a" for example:
Amigo masc. ... El es mi amigo = He is my friend.
amiga fem. ... Ella es mi amiga = She is my friend.
Angela ... Ella es Angela
Angelo ... El es Angelo
fem. puerta, madera, silla
masc. cubo, susto, barro
and when you put the article el o la it tells you when should you look at.
Masculine. Normally, nouns that end in O in Spanish are masculine.
They could end in the letter "e" like for example estudiante. It may also end in "a" sometimes, like for example deportista. It applies for both feminine ans masculine.
In Spanish, "el" is the masculine definite article used before masculine singular nouns, while "la" is the feminine definite article used before feminine singular nouns. These articles are used to indicate the gender of the noun.
An example of an acronym in Spanish using masculine words is "FBI" which stands for "Fuerzas de Seguridad" (Security Forces), where "fuerzas" and "seguridad" are both masculine nouns.
The derivation of the gender of the various nouns may go back to earlier languages (Sanskrit?) and how the thing/noun was perceived in that language's culture. Masculine and feminine nouns are not unique to Spanish or to Latin-based languages for that matter. Germanic and Semitic languages also have masculine/feminine nouns. To determine if a noun is masculine or feminine in Spanish, you usually check its final letter. Feminine nouns end in 'a,'while masculine nouns end in 'o.' However, there are some masculine nouns of primarily Greek origin which end in 'a,'e.g., el tema, el idioma
Masculine. Normally, nouns that end in O in Spanish are masculine.
They could end in the letter "e" like for example estudiante. It may also end in "a" sometimes, like for example deportista. It applies for both feminine ans masculine.
False. Feminine words end in "a" while masculine words end in an "o"
In Spanish, "el" is the masculine definite article used before masculine singular nouns, while "la" is the feminine definite article used before feminine singular nouns. These articles are used to indicate the gender of the noun.
All words that end in -ion in Spanish have an accent on the o in the singular (but not the plural) and are feminine.
Every object in Spanish has either a male or a female gender. Some insubstantial concepts actually have a neutral gender. Generally speaking words that end in "o" are masculine (but not "la mano"). When the word is plural it will have an 's' appended to it (sometimes 'es'). Examples of plural masculine Spanish words: burros zapatos anillos dedos huesos músculos huevos amigos
An example of an acronym in Spanish using masculine words is "FBI" which stands for "Fuerzas de Seguridad" (Security Forces), where "fuerzas" and "seguridad" are both masculine nouns.
The derivation of the gender of the various nouns may go back to earlier languages (Sanskrit?) and how the thing/noun was perceived in that language's culture. Masculine and feminine nouns are not unique to Spanish or to Latin-based languages for that matter. Germanic and Semitic languages also have masculine/feminine nouns. To determine if a noun is masculine or feminine in Spanish, you usually check its final letter. Feminine nouns end in 'a,'while masculine nouns end in 'o.' However, there are some masculine nouns of primarily Greek origin which end in 'a,'e.g., el tema, el idioma
You can usually tell it is a feminine because of the at the end of the word!Unfortunately, this is one of those exceptions to this rule. It it actually masculine. Words ending in "a" that are derived from Greek are masculine. Usually these are words that end in "ema" or "ama", but "el mapa" also falls under this category.Among others are el planeta, el sistema, el dia....
There is no definite answer to this question as it depends on how you count and categorize words. However, in Spanish, there are some noun endings that are typically masculine or feminine, but overall the language has a balance of masculine and feminine words.
Semena is not a Spanish word. The Spanish words "semana" (week) and "semilla" (seed) are both feminine. The Spanish word "semen" (semen) is masculine.
Banco is masculine as are most words that end in O