NOUNS & GENDER

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• GENDER OF SPANISH NOUNS

1. SPANISH NOUNS HAVE GENDER BUT THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS REFER TO MALE OR FEMALE
   1. EL LIBRO = BOOK THIS IS MASCULINE BUT JUST BECAUSE IT IS MASCULINE IN GENDER DOES NOT MEAN THE BOOK IS A MALE
   2. LA ESCUELA = SCHOOL THIS IS FEMININE BUT JUST BEACUSE IT IS FEMININE IN GENDER DOES NOT MEAN THE SCHOOL IS A FEMALE
   3. GENDER FOR THINGS
2. GENDER CAN REFER TO PEOPLE
   1. USUALLY WORDS ENDING IN THE LETTER "O" REFERS TO MASCULINE
   2. USUALLY WORDS ENDING IN THE LETTER "A" REFERS TO FEMININE
   3. GENDER FOR PEOPLE

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• NUMBER FOR SPANISH NOUNS

1. SPANISH NOUNS CAN BE SINGULAR OR PLURAL
   1. LIBRO = BOOK THIS IS SINGULAR; INDICATES ONLY 1 BOOK
   2. LIBROS = BOOKS LIKE IN ENGLISH ADDING AN "S" MAKES A WORD PLURAL
   3. ESCUELA = SCHOOL THIS IS SINGULAR
   4. ESCUELAS = SCHOOL THIS IS PLURAL