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