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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:

 

Masculine nouns

Feminine nouns

el capital

capital (money)

la capital

capital (city)

el coma

coma

la coma

comma

el corte

cut

la corte

court

el cura

priest

la cura

cure

el orden

order (sequence, arrangement)

la orden

order (command, religious order)

el papa

Pope

la papa

potato

el policía

police officer

la policía

police department

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Posted by lubw00 at February 21, 2007 08:00 PM

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