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Gender of Nouns – Final Words

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Let's review:

• All nouns are either masculine or feminine
• In most cases, gender is arbitrary
• For living creatures, gender often matches sex
• Always learn the noun + the definite article
• Nouns that end in -o are usually masculine
• Nouns that end in -a are usually feminine
• Two exceptions are "la mano" and "el día"

Those are the basics, but there are a few more rules you can learn. To learn more about Spanish gender of nouns, refer to the "Extra Help" links in the right sidebar of this page.

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