Ready-reference grammar

Routledge eBooks 2026 Book chapter

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Authors: Untza Otaola Alday
DOI: 10.4324/9781003486381-16
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Abstract

Nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine. Most nouns which end in -o are masculine (the most common exceptions are la mano, la radio ), and those which end in -o are feminine (the most common exceptions are el día, el problema, el programa ). Those nouns which end in -ción, -sión and -dad and most nouns which end in -ma are feminine. Some nouns which end in -e are masculine while others are feminine ( el coche, la calle ).

Fields of Study & Subjects

Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Second Language Acquisition and Learning Language Acquisition and Education

Publication details

Journal / source
Routledge eBooks
Pages
234–256
Publication date
20 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter