Exceptions to the Rule

Question

The object of this game is to find Spanish words that are exceptions in gender.

Example: La mano: Feminine article and masculine noun. El agua: El mapa

Rules: Put the English definition of the Spanish word. Have fun!

Actually mano is a feminine noun. I think what you mean to say is masculine nouns ending in a or feminine nouns ending in 0. - fatchocobo, Aug 3, 2010

And agua is also feminine. It just takes the masculine article whens ingular. - MacFadden, Aug 3, 2010

Answer 1

el problema - the problem

el sistema - the system

el clima - the climate

el planeta - the planet

Isn't there a secondary gender rule that words derived from latin ending in -ma are masculine. el tema, el aroma, el idioma are more rules that follow the sub-rule. - sagiia, Aug 3, 2010

latin should be greek,and then you are right ;-) - mcl020, Mar 3, 2012

Answer 2

El día = day

Answer 3

A hint to defeat spanish exceptions

Most exceptions to the gender rule end in "ma"

like > el clima, el telegrama, el problema, el programa, el aroma, el diagrama, el dilema, el drama, el enigma, el sistema, el esquima, el idioma, el poema, el tema y el fantasma.

Answer 4

I have a flashcard set for each one if you are interested. Here is the one for exceptions "la". You can search for exceptions "el" in the search box.

la suerte

la tarde

la nube

la fe

exceptions la

Use the flashcard search box. - sanlee, Aug 3, 2010