is it los fotos or las fotos

Question

is it los fotos or las fotos?

Hi and welcome to the forum! - Nicole-B, Dec 3, 2011

Answer 1

Hi Cherrypie!

It's "las fotos" like, "tengo todas las fotos en esta caja" .

Answer 2

This word is confusing because it appears to be a masculine noun, while using a feminine article. However, "foto" is short for the feminine noun fotographía.

thank you, i mean gracias ;0 - cherrypie428, Dec 3, 2011

Answer 3

Yes, that's right: foto is an abreviation of fotografía or fotografías (both with "f") and therefore corresponding to the general clue saying "feminine when ending in A and masculine when ending in O." But I'm sure you're aware that this rule has many exceptions like LA mano, EL taxista.

Carhl

Answer 4

it is las fotos. for exmple. Aquí tengo las fotos que me pediste. Las fotos que me enviaste se ven borrosas. Estas son las fotos de cuando fuimos a México,

Answer 5

As already mentioned, you need to know the entire word to determine the gender. There are also certain words that can be confusing because one word is really representative of a two-word phrase, so the root word will establish the gender even if it not present, ie: La radio ("la radio difusora") "Difusora" is the root word even though most people say just "radio" but it still must remain feminine).