Spanish Feminine
Learning the Spanish Feminine is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Spanish language. But first we need to know what the role of Feminine is in the structure of the grammar in Spanish.
Spanish feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine. Here are some examples:
| English Feminine | Spanish Feminine |
| Feminine | Femenino |
| he is happy | él es feliz |
| she is happy | ella es feliz |
| he is American | es americano |
| she is American | ella es americana |
| |
| man | hombre |
| woman | mujer |
| father | padre |
| mother | madre |
| brother | hermano |
| sister | hermana |
| uncle | tío |
| aunt | tía |
| bull | toro |
| cow | vaca |
| boy | niño |
| girl | chica |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Feminine in Spanish has a logical pattern. Locate the Feminine above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Spanish.
List of Feminine in Spanish
Below is a list of objects, can you determine whether they're feminine, masculine or plural in Spanish? Memorizing this table will also help you add very useful and important words to your Spanish vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Spanish Vocabulary |
| objects | objetos |
| bathroom | cuarto de baño |
| bed | cama |
| bedroom | dormitorio |
| ceiling | techo |
| chair | silla |
| clothes | ropa |
| coat | abrigo |
| cup | taza |
| desk | escritorio |
| dress | vestido |
| floor | piso |
| fork | tenedor |
| furniture | muebles |
| glass | vidrio |
| hat | sombrero |
| house | casa |
| ink | tinta |
| jacket | chaqueta |
| kitchen | cocina |
| knife | cuchillo |
| lamp | lámpara |
| letter | carta |
| map | mapa |
| newspaper | periódico |
| notebook | cuaderno |
| pants | pantalones |
| paper | papel |
| pen | pluma |
| pencil | lápiz |
| pharmacy | farmacia |
| picture | foto |
| plate | placa |
| refrigerator | refrigerador |
| restaurant | restaurante |
| roof | techo |
| room | habitación |
| rug | alfombra |
| scissors | tijeras |
| shampoo | champú |
| shirt | camisa |
| shoes | zapatos |
| soap | jabón |
| socks | calcetines |
| spoon | cuchara |
| table | tabla |
| toilet | inodoro |
| toothbrush | cepillo de dientes |
| toothpaste | pasta dentífrica |
| towel | toalla |
| umbrella | paraguas |
| underwear | ropa interior |
| wall | pared |
| wallet | cartera |
| window | ventana |
| telephone | teléfono |
Feminine and Masculine have a very important role in Spanish, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Spanish Feminine, you might want to check the rest of our Spanish lessons here: Learn Spanish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.