Spanish Fundamentals 1 (Speedy Study Guides)

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Speedy Publishing. Spanish Fundamentals 1 (Speedy Study Guides)

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Although it is seldom possible to predict with certainty whether a given Spanish noun is of masculine or feminine gender, Spanish has numerous guidelines that can usually be followed. The most well-known rule or guideline is that nouns ending in -o are masculine and those ending in -a are feminine, but there are numerous exceptions to this gender rule, especially for those ending in -a. Many of them are listed below.

Nouns ending in certain suffixes are usually feminine. They include-ción (usually the equivalent of “-tion”), -sión, -ia (usually the equivalent of “-y,” although not in the diminutive sense), -za, -dad (often used like “-ty”) and -itis (“-itis”).

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la caridad (charity)

la mastitis (mastitis)

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