Learn Spanish-Present Tense Verb To Be -Ser Part IV
I recommend that you watch : Present Tense Verb To Be- Part II Present Tense Verb To Be- Part III Video links provided at the end of this video. Click on the image of the video and it will open it in a separate window. In this video, we will learn all the forms of the verb To Be- Ser in the present tense. Next, I'll show you some sentences for you to decide if they are masculine, feminine or both.
1. Soy alto. (I am tall) 2. Maria es baja. (Maria is short) 3. Armando y Eve son viejos. (Armando and Eve are old) 4. ¿Eres generoso o tacaño? (Are you generous or stingy?) 5. Ustedes son muy graciosos. (You are all very funny.) 6. ¡Son muy aventureros! ( You are all very adventurous) Verb
To Be – Ser yo soy ( I am) nosotros,nosotras somos (we are)
tú eres (you are) vosotros, vosotras sois (you are) él es (he
is) ustedes son (you are) ella es (she is) ellos son (they
are) usted es (you are- ellas son (they are) formal)
Watch video for the rest! Vocabulary in this part: inteligente (s)= intelligent jóvenes= young viejos, viejas= old deportista(s)= athletic gracioso, graciosa= funny amiga(s)= friend(s) hard-working men= trabajadores organized= ordenadas serias,serios= serious
The
end of the word is important because it tells us the gender and
quantity. Ella es alta. (she is tall.) Él es bajo. (he is
short.) Pedro y Antonio son trabajadores. (Perdro and Antonio are
hard-working men.) Note: the “y” means “and” is a conjuction used to connect words. In Spanish, it changes to “e” if it comes before a word that begins “i”, “hi” or “y”. Ella es gorda e inteligente. (She is overweight/fat and intelligent) Ella es flaca e hidalga. (She is thin and generous/noble.) Verb
To Be – Ser yo soy ( I am) nosotros,nosotras somos (we are)
tú eres (you are) vosotros, vosotras sois (you are) él es (he
is) ustedes son (you are) ella es (she is) ellos son (they
are) usted es (you are- ellas son (they are) formal)
Learn Spanish-10 Rules to Help Know When a Noun is Masculine or Feminine-10 Reglas para Saber Cuando un Nombre es Masculino o Femenino
As we have been learning Spanish; we noticed that: Nouns Have Gender!!
So, What are nouns?
Nouns (un sustantivo) is a word that is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
English: male beings, female beings, or neuter things
male: man, grandfather, boy
Female: woman, grandmother, girl
Neuter: tree, yard, love
In Spanish, all nouns have gender. Even adjectives and numbers have gender as they describe the noun.
Masculine (for male)
Feminine (for female)
El niño (boy)
La niña (girl)
El hombre (man)
La mujer (woman)
El maestro (teacher)
La maestra (teacher)
El papá (dad)
La mamá (mom)
What about? Carro (car) flor (flower)
Are you confused yet?
We all have been taught that if a word ends in -o is masculine and in -a is feminine.
So, What happens when a word does not end in -o or -a?
We use:
Masculine: -L, -O, -N, -E, -R, -S and -Ma, -ta as in el mapa
Feminine: -A, -D, -ÓN, -Z, -IS, -IE, -UMBRE as in el agua (el instead of la as not to have two a+a)
10 Rules to Help Know When a Noun is Masculine or Feminine
Rule One: If a noun ends in -o, it's probably masculine
el libro, el huevo, el carro, el barco, el juego, el bolígrafo, el diccionatio, el escritorio, etc.
Exceptions: la mano, la fotografía, la radio ( some places it is a masculine word to refer to the electronic device)
Rule two: If a noun ends in -a, it's probably feminine.
La casa, la boca, la camisa, la ventana, la librería, la piscina, la oficina, la cartera, la alerta
Exceptions:el día, el mediodía, el sofá, el tranvía, el alerta. Greek origin words ending in :-ma, -ta and -pa are masculine: el idioma, el poema, el problema, el planeta, el mapa
The words are feminine but use”el” and “un since the emphasis is on the first syllable when is an “a” (as not to have a+a=la agua)
el agua, el águila, el área, el hacha (h is silent), el alma, el hada
When plural, these words use las and unas: las aguas, unas almas.
Use the feminine form of the adjective if there is one: El agua está fría. (The water is cold)
Rule Three: If a noun ends in -D, it's probably feminine
la libertad, la universidad, la ciudad, la verdad, la felicidad, la pared, la red, la sed, etc
Exceptions: el ataúd, el césped, el ardid
Rule Four: If a noun ends in -E, it's probably masculine or feminine
Masculine: el café, el tomate, el restaurante, el coche, el baile, el traje, el parque, el estante, el pie
Feminine: la carne, la noche, la gente, la leche, la calle, la sangre, la clase
Nouns ending in -aje and in -ambre might be masculine:
-aje: el equipaje, el paisaje, el viaje, el aterrizaje
-ambre: el calambre, el pelambre, el alambre, el enjambre
Exceptions: el hambre (h is silent like in agua and águila)
Tengo mucha hambre.
La pelambre, la raigambre
Nouns ending in -ie, -nte and -umbre will probably be feminine
la serie, la cumbre, la corriente, la fuente, la costumbre la incertidumbre, la superficie,etc
Exceptions: el diente, el puente,etc
Rule Five: If a noun ends in -L, it's probably masculine
el papel, e; árbol, el animal, el hospital, el material, el metal, el hotel
Exceptions: la sal, la piel, la cárcel, la miel, la vocal
Rule Six: If a noun ends in -N, it's probably masculine
el pan, el examen, el camión, el almacén, el capitán, el catalán el cinturón, el botón, etc
Exceptions: la imagen, la orden, la razón, la sartén (In many places of the Americas &
Spain it's used as masculine – el sartén)
If a noun ends in -ion, it's probably going to be feminine
la reunión, la televisión, la opinión, la nación, la acción, la canción, la religión,etc
Exceptions: el camión, el avión, el bastión, el escorpión
Rule Seven:If a noun ends in -R, it's probably masculine
el amor, el dolor, el sudor, el color, el calor, el valor, el rigor, el pulgar, el error, el mar,etc
Exceptions: la labor,la flor, la mar (Mariner language and poetry)
Rule Eight: If a noun ends in -S, it's probably masculine
el lunes,el viernes, el mes, el análisis, el gis (Mexico), el país, el inglés, el estrés, etc
Exceptions: la tos, la diabetes la mies, la res
Nouns ending in -sis will be feminine: la crisis, la dosis, la tesis,etc
Nouns ending in -itis will be feminine: la apendicitis, la artriris, la hepatitis, etc
Rule Nine: If a noun ends in -Z, it's probably feminine
la vez, la cruz, la luz, la paz, la voz, la nariz, la vejez, la nuez, la lucidez
Exceptions: el lapiz, el arroz, el pez, el matiz, el haz
Rule Ten: if a noun ends in vowel with an accent on it, it's probably masculine
el café, el té, el champú, el rubí, el tabú
Other nouns will change meaning depending on if they are masculine or feminine
masculine
feminine
El capital (capital money)
La capital (city)
El cura (priest)
La cura (cure)
El coma (coma)
La coma (comma)
El papa (pope)
La papa (potato)
El corte (cut)
La corte (court)
El frente (front)
La frente (forehead)
El cometa (comet)
La cometa (kite)
El mañana (tomorrow)
La mañana (morning)
El parte (message,report)
La parte (part, portion)
El pendiente (erring)
La pendiente (hill or slope)
El orden (order, arrangement)
La orden (order, command)
El pez (fish)
La pez (tar)
Animals show their gender in their names:
Masculine
Feminine
El perro (dog)
La perra
El caballo (horse)
La yegua
El gato (cat)
La gata
El gallo (rooster)
La gallina (hen)
El toro (bull)
La vaca (cow)
El pato (duck)
La pata
El león (lion)
La leona (lioness)
El venado (deer- buck)
La venada (deer-doe)
Other animals are either masculine or feminine by default and you have to specify “macho” or “hembra”
