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Sustantivos masculinos
While the gender of many Spanish nouns can be determined by the final letter, that’s not always the case. Fortunately, there are several categories of words that are always masculine.
Calendar
El calendario is masculine, as are all days of the week and months of the year.
- lunes – Monday
- enero – January
Practice – Example sentences with sound files:
In addition, three of the four seasons are masculine; the only exception is la primavera – spring.
Colors
El color is masculine, as are all colors when used as stand-alone nouns.
- azul – blue
- amarillo – yellow
- rojo – red
However, when the color is replacing a noun, it has to agree: ¿Prefieres la falda amarilla o roja? La roja.
Compass points
All compass points are masculine:
- el norte – north
- el oeste – west
- el sudeste – southeast
Practice: Example sentences with sound files
Dates
La fecha is feminine, but the dates themselves are always masculine.
- el 8 de mayo
- el 15 de octubre
- el primero de enero
Practice: Example sentences with sound files
Infinitives
All infinitives are masculine when used as nouns.
- el caminar – walking
- el vivir – living
- el amanecer – sunrise
Lesson: Using infinitives as nouns
Languages
The word lengua is feminine, but el idioma and all languages are masculine:
- el español – Spanish
- el inglés – English
- el árabe – Arabic
Numbers
El número is masculine, as are nearly all numbers.
- Cardinal numbers (uno, dos, tres…)
- Fractions (un tercio, un cuarto, un décimo…)
Exception: una mitad
Practice: Example sentences with sound files
Weights and Measures
La medida is feminine, but el peso and all metric weights and measures are masculine.
- un gramo – gram
- un litro – liter
- un metre – meter
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