male guitarist

Question

would it always be?

Juan toca la guitarra

ever using el guitarra? I am guessing no way as the noun needs to agree with the ending or the feminine grammar

Answer 1

Yes it is Juan toca la guitarra, Juan plays the guitar but I think you could say Juan es el guitarrista en esté concierto, Juan is the guitarist in this concert and if it was a female you would say something like, Maria es la guitarista en esté concierto.

Hola, no lleva tilde el "este" in this case. - LuisaGomezBartle, JUL 20, 2010

Thank's for pointing that out Luisa. - kenwilliams, JUL 21, 2010

Answer 2

The "la" goes with the feminine noun "guitarra" and will always be, no matter who is playing it. It's the guitar itself that's paired with the feminine article "la" (or "las", if more than one guitar is involved.)

...forgot to add, Lucus, that that's why it's important to learn the article for each noun that you learn. Just learn them together...it will just "sound" right after a while. - Echoline, JUL 20, 2010

Answer 3

The word is fem. so "la guitarra" would be the correct written expression. I am sure the gurus will weigh in soon!!

Answer 4

Ken, stellar clarity

mucho gusto

ps- stellar, word of the day stellar

stellar [ste-lar] adjetivo1. Astral, estrellar, relativo o perteneciente a las estrella

Answer 5

delete=already answered by Ken

It will always be la guitarra, but it sounds like you are trying to ask about guitarrista or a guitar player. That noun is either masculine or feminine depending on the sex of the person.

el guitarrista=male guitar player

la guitarrista=female guitar player.

guitarrista

Answer 6

The article of the noun is masculine, femine, singular, or plural depending on the word that the article describes.