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Question

El pie = foot? A foot, my foot, the foot, his foot?? Gracias.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The foot: el pie (Spanish for the: el if noun is masculine, la if noun is feminine)

Could you explain more about when pie is feminine?

If you look in our dictionary under foot is says a person's foot (pie) is masculine. For the foot of an animal or furniture you use pata; not pie.

If you look under pie it also says that pie is a masculine noun.

the R A E dicionary says pie is a masculine noun and it can also be used for an animal's foot or for parts of furniture.

In what context is it used as a feminine noun?

Oops! after re-reading your reply I think that you were just explaining concordance of definite and indefinite articles to him and not applying them to pie. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

Answer 3

Muchas gracias amigos.

Answer 4

Hi Nomad,

First, you might want to edit the title of your post to reflect your question. (It's a site rule, and trust me, the site administrators are sticklers! I've learned from experience.)

As far as your question: el pie means "the foot," and is a masculine noun. Here's how it works:

The foot: el pie (Spanish for the: el if noun is masculine, la if noun is feminine) A foot: un pie (Spanish for a/an: un if noun is masculine, una if noun is feminine) My foot: mi pie (Spanish for my: mi for masculine and feminine alike) His foot: su pie (Spanish for his and her: su)

You need to know that these would all change if you were saying the plural of foot:

The feet: los pies (las for feminine nouns.) Some feet: unos pies (unas for feminine nouns.) My feet: mis pies (mis for both masculine and feminine) His feet: sus pies (sus for both masculine and feminine)

I hope I didn't make this sound complicated...that's just how it works! Feel free to ask for any clarification.