Pregunta de gramática: (scroll down for discussion of answer)
What is the grammatical gender of the word “foto,” masculine or feminine?
Hint: look at the other words in the sentence that describe “foto.”
Vocabulario: (scroll down for answers)
la mariposa
la oruga
la licencia de conducir -o- el carnet de conducir
In this comic, the words “esa,“ “una,” and “vieja“ all describe the word “foto,” and they all end in “a.”
That tells us that “foto” has a feminine grammatical gender even though it ends with the letter “o.” Any ideas why?
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“La foto” is short for “la fotografía,” so it actually does end in “a” in its original form. Can you think of other words like this?
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La moto = la motocicleta
La bici = la bicicleta
La compu = la computadora
¿Más ejemplos? If you think of any more examples, leave a comment to share with us!
Vocabulario:
la mariposa = the butterfly
la oruga = the caterpillar
la licencia de conducir -o- el carnet de conducir = the driver´s license
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