Knowing the gender of a word in Spanish is not so easy sometimes, so here are two very good tips to help you choose between EL or LA.<\/p>\n
The following are typically masculine endings:<\/p>\n
-O \u2013 cari\u00f1o, libro
\n-OR \u2013 horror, emperador, color, valor
\n-AJE \u2013 blindaje, linaje, homenaje, abordaje
\n-MA \u2013 poema, sistema, teorema, fonema, problema
\n-AN \u2013 pan, azafr\u00e1n, mazap\u00e1n, plan
\n-AMBRE \u2013 enjambre, alambre<\/p>\n
Some exceptions:<\/p>\n
la dinamo, la foto, la libido, la mano, la moto, la radio.<\/em><\/p>\n The following are typically feminine endings:<\/p>\n -A \u2013 casa, mesa, tiza Some exceptions:<\/p>\n el idioma, el planeta, el tema<\/em><\/p>\n Nos vemos prontito<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Knowing the gender of a word in Spanish is not so easy sometimes, so here are two very good tips to help you choose between EL or LA. The following are typically masculine endings: -O \u2013 cari\u00f1o, libro -OR \u2013 horror, emperador, color, valor -AJE \u2013 blindaje, linaje, homenaje, abordaje -MA \u2013 poema, sistema, teorema…<\/p>\n
\n-DAD \u2013 bondad, amistad, caridad
\n– UMBRE \u2013 costumbre, lumbre, pesadumbre
\n-TUD \u2013 virtud, exactitud, solicitud
\n-ZA \u2013 pureza, realeza, esperanza, templanza
\n-IE \u2013 progenie, barbarie
\n-CI\u00d3N \u2013 realizaci\u00f3n, admiraci\u00f3n, vocaci\u00f3n, canci\u00f3n
\n-SI\u00d3N \u2013 erosi\u00f3n, visi\u00f3n, sesi\u00f3n
\n-ACIA \u2013 eficacia
\n-NCIA \u2013 tolerancia<\/p>\n