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February 21, 2007
Spanish nouns that change meaning according to gender
Following are a few nouns that change meaning altogether according to their gender. Study and memorize this chart:
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Masculine nouns |
Feminine nouns |
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el capital |
capital (money) |
la capital |
capital (city) |
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el coma |
coma |
la coma |
comma |
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el corte |
cut |
la corte |
court |
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el cura |
priest |
la cura |
cure |
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el orden |
order (sequence, arrangement) |
la orden |
order (command, religious order) |
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el papa |
Pope |
la papa |
potato |
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el policía |
police officer |
la policía |
police department |
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Posted by lubw00 at February 21, 2007 08:00 PM