How do you identify the gender of words in Spanish? Word Gender How do you identify the gender of words in Spanish?

8 Simple Rules for Mastering Spanish Gender Everything in Spanish is either male or female. The language is charged with gender power.

Rule #1: Masculine When speaking about living creatures, nouns that end in “o” are masculine. el gato → the male cat el perro → the male dog los gatos → the male cats los perros → the male dogs el chico → the boy el oso → the male bear los chicos → the boys los osos → the male bears el abuelo → the grandfather el tío → the uncle los abuelos → the grandparents los tíos → the uncles

Rule #2: Feminine When speaking about living creatures, nouns that end in “a” are feminine. La gata → the female cat la perra → the female dog Las gatas → the female cats las perras → the female dogs La chica → the girl la osa → the female bear Las chicas → the girls las osas → the female bears

Beware the Gender Trap Don’t fall into a “gender thinking trap.”, i.e. thinking that everything associated with a male will automatically be masculine and everything associated with a female will automatically be feminine. This is false. Only distinct living creatures fall under this categorization. la corbata → the necktie el maquillaje → the makeup 

Rule #3: Neutral When there is a group of mixed gender, no matter what the ratio is of females to males and males to females, the group is always referred to as masculine. 1 niño + 4 niñas = 5 niños   1 boy + 4 girls = 5 kids 3 gatos + 542 gatas = 545 gatos         3 male cats + 542 female cats = 545 cats 

Rule #4: Consonant Masculine nouns that end in consonants (non-vowels) have a corresponding feminine form that ends in “a” el profesor → the male professor la profesora → the female professor el doctor → the male doctor la doctora → the female doctor el señor → the Mr. la señora → the Mrs 

Rule #5: Nouns, Gender & Profession Some nouns that refer to professions have the same form for masculine and feminine. The article is the only thing that changes. Some nouns that refer to professions do not change their forms. This does not mean that the importance of gender disappears. If the word does not change, the article is in full charge of specifying gender. 

Nouns, Gender and Professions Some nouns that refer to professions do not change their forms. This does not mean that the importance of gender disappears. If the word does not change, the article is in full charge of specifying gender. el piloto → the male pilot                                 la piloto → the female pilot el soldado → the male soldier                         la soldado → the female soldier el modelo → the male model                           la modelo → the female model el poeta → the male poet                                 la poeta → the female poet el atleta → the male athlete                             la atleta → the female athlete

Students will review and learn word gender and learn the Personal Adjectives Learning Activities: Listening Comprehension: Como soy Yo? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwWzMvPyVXA 1. Complete word gender notes/Review 2. Show mastery of Word Gender Rules (slides 26-27) 2. Practice Personal Adjectives w/flashcards (green) 3. Take notes from Basic Personal Adjectives PowerPoint, 4. Practice adjective concepts (slide 9) 5. Rewrite rules and come up with an example of each 5. Complete adjective practice (page 11)

Rule #6: Exclusive Endings Nouns that end in –sión, –ción, –dad, –tud and –umbre will always require the feminine article. la exposición → the exhibition la habitación →  the room la felicidad →  the happiness la solicitud →  the application la costumbre →  the custom  

Rule #7: Exclusive Endings Nouns that end in –ma require a masculine article el problema →  the problem el emblema →  the emblem el enigma →  the mystery  

Rule #8: Evolution (Stupid Latin) Latin based launguages exist within a strict framework of rules, yet they are alive, dynamic, and evolving.  Therefore, in making the transition to Spanish there are always exceptions to the rules, and these exceptions, in turn, create new rules. el día → the day el mapa → the map el cura → the priest el planeta → the planet  la foto → the photo la mano →  the hand la radio →  the radio la moto →  the motorcycle

Quick Overview: Articles & Word Gender All words have gender in Spanish Masculine & Neutral words end in consonants and vowels excepting ‘a’, gender specific Feminine words end in “a” and “ion” and are gender specific. Article: The/ Those Masculine: el (singular) los (plural) Feminine: La (singular) las (plural)

Correctly identify the gender of nouns and be able to tell which rule applies i. gata (cat) ii. problema (problem) iii. el mapa (map) iv. perros (dogs) v. la madre (mom) vi mama (mom)

Correctly identify the gender of nouns and be able to tell which rule applies vii profesora (profesor) viii trabajadora (worker) ix. maestros (teachers male & female) x. la piloto (pilot) xi. nacion (nation) xii. chico (boy) xiii. chica (girl) xiv. los atletas (athlete) xv. silla (chair)

Correctly identify the gender of nouns and be able to tell which rule applies i. gata (cat) f, rule 2, living thing ii. problema (problem) m, rule 7 exclusive ending -ma iii. el mapa (map) m, #8, evolution iv. perros (dogs) m, #1 or #3 neutral v. la madre (mom) f, #2, living thing vi mama (mom) f, #2, living thing vii profesora (profesor) f, #4, Masc/fem

Correctly identify the gender of nouns and be able to tell which rule applies viii trabajadora (worker) f, #4, Masc/fem ix. maestros (teachers) m #3 Neutral x. la piloto (pilot) f, #5, Nouns, Gender & profession xi. nacion (nation) f, #6, Exclusive end xii. chico (boy) m, #1, living thing xiii. chica (girl) f, #2, living thing xiv. los atletas (athlete) m, #5, noun/gender/professions xv. silla (chair) F, #8 gender trap

Mastery: Identifying and Knowing Word Gender 30-26= 4 Mastery YEAH- YOU’VE GOT IT 25-22= 3 Approaching Mastery. Check out skyward, and do the Mastery work to demonstrate you understand. 21-18= 2 Partial Mastery (Let’s get this figured out. Time to visit skyward 17-14= 1 What are you missing? Do you need some individualized help? How about Pridetime or after school? Let’s figure this out, then see skyward for Mastery assignments. 13- 0= 0 Did you forget to do your work or are you missing some key concepts. Let’s figure this out during Pridetime or after school