Which words sounds as though they should be feminine and are masculine and vice versa?
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How many words can we think of that sound as though they should be masculine and are feminine or vice-versa?
la mano - hand
el cronograma - graph
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updated Nov 2, 2010
edited by amy_moreno
posted by amy_moreno
typo error: as though they should be (not as thought they should be ) - peterpierre2, Oct 28, 2010
Oops! Thanks :) - amy_moreno, Oct 28, 2010
'agua' is feminine, you only use "el" to avoid repeating the "a" sound - bill1111, Oct 28, 2010
6 Answers
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el idioma
el tema
el clima
el problema
el síntoma
la foto
updated Oct 28, 2010
edited by peterpierre2
posted by peterpierre2
"foto" is just an abbreviation of "fotografía" - bill1111, Oct 28, 2010
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el mapa
el planeta
el cometa
updated Oct 28, 2010
posted by lorenzo9
remember we have ´la cometa´ too - mediterrunio, Oct 28, 2010
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el día
updated Oct 28, 2010
posted by pesta
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Here's a few pages I've found with several irregular nouns listed:
updated Oct 28, 2010
edited by JoelMatthew
posted by JoelMatthew
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el alma
updated Nov 2, 2010
posted by amy_moreno
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el policía
updated Oct 28, 2010
posted by EnidNua
"La policía". This noun is used for both genders. - lazarus1907, Oct 28, 2010
