Alguno/Algún?

Question

Hi fellow Spanishdicters!

I've encountered a slight confusion. I'm currently on Learn 2.11 - Negative & Indefinite Words. When Paralee was explaining alguno/alguna/algún she said that algún is used when it precedes a singular masculine noun, and the example for this was:

Hay algún problema con la computadora.

But my question would be... Isn't la computadora feminine. I thought it was.

If anyone could clear this up for me I'd be really grateful. Thanks in advance for any help!

Answer 1

La computadora IS feminine, but in this case, the adjective alguno is not describing la computadora, but instead it is describing the word problema which is masculine, as has been said above. Therefore it is algún problema.

I can't believe I was so silly! Thanks for clearing that up for me! :) - leonarlott, Jan 25, 2012

welcome!! - lydianish1, Jan 25, 2012

Answer 2

It´s not describing the computer, it´s descrbing the problem. And problems are masculine. (of course they are!)

nouns that end in ma and are from greek are feminine. El clima, el tema, el problema. - rabbitwho, Jan 25, 2012

feminine? don't you mean masculine? - lydianish1, Jan 25, 2012

yes that´s what i mean! Heee hee, wupps! - rabbitwho, Jan 25, 2012

it happens... - lydianish1, Jan 25, 2012

Oh my gosh.... I can't believe that I never clicked! Thanks so much for helping! - leonarlott, Jan 25, 2012