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Gender of Nouns

Because gender is usually arbitrary, it's a good idea to learn the definite article whenever you learn a new noun.

Spanish Word English Equivalent Gender
el chico the boy masculine
la chica the girl feminine
el libro the book masculine
la revista the magazine feminine

In Spanish there are four definite articles: el,la,los,las. In this lesson, we only mention "el" and "la." The entire topic is covered more completely in a later lesson.

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