"El aula" vs. "La aula"

Question

Shoud I say "el aula" or "la aula" to describle a classroom?

I edited your title a bit to be a bit more specific on what you wanted. Hopefully you will get a few more explanations. - Paralee, FEB 28, 2012

Answer 1

You will say : El aula

Even though the word 'aula' is a feminine noun.

The indefinite article does not agree in gender with singular feminine nouns that begin with stressed a or ha.

To give you an example, some others feminine nouns are :

Un arpa = Harp

Un alma = Soul

Un agua = Water etc.

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This is also true of the definite article... el agua, las aguas. Also, you should point out that this is true only of the SINGULAR article. In the plural, normal feminine articles are used. - Jeremias, FEB 28, 2012

Good explanation, Jeremias. - annierats, FEB 28, 2012

Answer 2

Pues, si el aula es realmente femenina, ¿debería decir por ejemplo el aula oscura/pequena etc?

Gracias por adelantado por vuestras respuestas.

Sí, deberías decir "el aula oscura", "el aula pequeña", "el aula más grande", "las aulas nuevas"... - Cordobesa, FEB 29, 2012

Gracias. :) - 001b709c, MAR 1, 2012

De nada :) - Cordobesa, MAR 1, 2012

Answer 3

El aula. The article is masculine because the "a" is tónica (Click on that word for better explanation in Spanish). I just learned something new!

actually, aula really is femine... - Jeremias, FEB 28, 2012

Thanks Jeremias! You are right! - farallon7, FEB 28, 2012

Answer 4

good job