Spanish nouns

Nouns (los sustantivos) designate people, things, places, actions, events, concret or abstract ideas. 

Unlike their English counterpart, Spanish nouns are either masculine or feminine. Those nouns that refer specifically to a man  (e.g. father, brother...) are masculine, while those ones that refer specifically to a woman (e.g. mother, sister...) are feminine. 

All other nouns are classified into gender groups according to their endings. 

The gender of Spanish nouns: masculine and feminine

Almost all nouns that end in -o are masculine, while almost all nouns that end in -a are feminine. 

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Plural forms of Spanish nouns

The consonant -s is added to nouns ending in -o and -a to form their plural.

Spanish diminutives and augmentatives 

Several endings can be added to Spanish nouns to form what are called diminutive and augmentative forms. 

If you are interested in all the word endings associated to the Spanish gender, plural and diminutive and augmentative form, go ahead and keep on learning!