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Nouns are either masculine or feminine. Most nouns ending in **//–o, -or, -aje, -an, -ambre//** are masculine. Most nouns ending in **//­–a, -dad, -d, -umbre, -ie, -sis, -itis, -cion, -tad, -tud, -sion,//** and
 * Gender:**
 * //-ion//** are feminine (although there are numerous exceptions).


 * __Masculine:__**
 * //El caballo//**- horse
 * //El garaje//**- garaje
 * //El hambre//**- hunger
 * //El motor//**- motor


 * __Feminine:__**
 * //La apendicitis//**- apendicitis
 * //La canción//**- song
 * //La casa//**- house
 * //La ciudad//**­- city
 * //La crisis//**- crisis


 * 1) Nouns that are always masculine: lakes, mountains, oceans, rivers, seas, months, days of the week, numbers, colors, names of tres and compound names (**//el abrelatas)//**
 * 2) Nouns that are always feminine: letters of the alphabet, islands