El agua & la carne
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Just took lesson 3 and noticed what I think is an inconsistancy. Shouldn't it be la agua and el carne?
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updated Dec 11, 2011
posted by ragman55
Evey 2 days someone asks about this. Do a search on this forum to see the answer - rabbitwho, Dec 11, 2011
Welcome to the forum. - Yeser007, Dec 11, 2011
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Sometimes in Spanish masculine words end in "a" and feminine words end in "o" (words that end in "e" can be either). Normally this isn't the case but, after all, what are "rules" without exceptions?
This can also happen when a word gets shortened. For example; la foto (photo, picture) which is a shortened version of la fotographía (photography, photograph).
Rules of thumb can be handy but you should try not to rely too heavily on them. Good luck!
updated Dec 11, 2011
edited by hollyjollyberry
posted by hollyjollyberry
No, agua is a feminine word, check the link i posted for the explination. - rabbitwho, Dec 11, 2011
Okay, thanks. - hollyjollyberry, Dec 11, 2011
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No..
updated Dec 11, 2011
posted by lorenzo9
That's deep Lorenzo:) - Yeser007, Dec 11, 2011
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Go here:
http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/198916/spanshdct-f-a-f-q-frequently-asked-forum-questions#a477927
Words that end in E can be both genders and need to be learned one by one.
updated Dec 11, 2011
edited by rabbitwho
posted by rabbitwho
