The noun controls the adjective which describes it , the possessive word which shows who ‘ possesses ’ it – even the pronoun which replaces it !
I ’ ve written about this before , but I don ’ t think it ’ s possible to over-emphasise the importance of getting this right . Everything - & I mean everything , in a sentence , which refers to the noun ( thing ) has to ‘ fit ’ gender-wise . So if the noun is masculine , everything referring to it has to be masculine ; feminine , it has to be feminine ; singular & plural as well .
The noun is in control of pretty much everything ! Almost the only thing which has no gender is the verb !
The noun controls the adjective which describes it , the possessive word which shows who ‘ possesses ’ it – even the pronoun which replaces it !
Gender Confusion
So – how do we know if a noun / thing is masculine or feminine ?
Generally speaking , nouns that end in D , A , Z & IÓN are feminine , and everything else is masculine . There are of course some exceptions , but more about that later . Unfortunately , because everything is either masculine or feminine – it means that here are several words for ‘ the ’, ‘ a / an ’ & ‘ some ’. But look how they fit together – how they rhyme .
I ’ ve written about this before , but I don ’ t think it ’ s possible to over-emphasise the importance of getting this right . Everything - & I mean everything , in a sentence , which refers to the noun ( thing ) has to ‘ fit ’ gender-wise . So if the noun is masculine , everything referring to it has to be masculine ; feminine , it has to be feminine ; singular & plural as well .
The noun is in control of pretty much everything ! Almost the only thing which has no gender is the verb !
Lynn Cobb www . learn-aprender . com
the ( m / s ) el el vaso the ( m / p ) los los vasos a ( m ) un un vaso some ( m ) unos unos vasos the ( f / s ) la la mesa the ( f / p ) las las mesas a ( f ) una una mesa some ( f ) unas unas mesas
To make plurals the rule is very simple : – if the noun ends in a vowel you add an ‘ s ’ to the end , if it ends in a consonant , you add ‘ es ’. The only real exception is when a word ends in Z . You change the Z to C & add ES . Pez – Peces .
la mesa – las mesas una televisión – unas televisiones el sillón – los sillones un armario – unos armarios