La mayoría?

Question

I have a question about a sentence from an except about festivals In this sentence 'La mayoría tiene un origen religioso' is the 'La' referring to the fact that 'La fiesta' is feminine? If i were saying 'most of them' in spanish referring to something masculine for example 'los coches' how would it be said then?

Many thanks

Thanks to all for answering my question - dizzy-and-wasted, Jan 11, 2011

Answer 1

As previously mentioned "La" is the article for "Mayoría."

In your sentence, what is being said is a shortened version for "La mayoría (de las fiestas) tiene un origen religioso."

Your other example: "La mayoría (de los coches) trabaja como taxi de sitio."

Keep in mind that prior context in needed to use these shortened structures.

Thanks so much for clarifying that - dizzy-and-wasted, Jan 11, 2011

Answer 2

Mayoría is a feminine noun. That's why it takes the feminine la.

Yes, I've N E V E R seen Mayorío.... - pesta, Jan 11, 2011

Answer 3

"La mayoría" is a feminine noun meaning "majority" or, in this case, "the majority".

Answer 4

"mayoría" is a noun, and as such it has a gender. In this case feminine.

http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=mayoría