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Originally posted by ks_dollar
Like, why the **** are chairs a feminine thing? 
I guess ATRL is "la ATRL" too (jks, it's probably "los ATRL") |
I totally get what you say! Here's the explanation.
Actually, the noun's gender is not based on how feminine/masculine something is, it's based on how feminine/masculine the
word sounds. In spanish,the majority of words that end with
o are masculine. For example: gato, carro, jugo. On the other hand, words that end with
a are mostly feminine. For example: silla, house/casa, bag/cartera.
Edit: hence, the use of
el gato,
el carro,
el jugo.
la silla,
la casa,
la cartera.
Hope this helps!
Edit Edit: Whereas in english y'all only use
the 
The cat, the car, the juice, the chair, the house, the bag.
That's why english is easier to learn than spanish imo.
(In Spanish, when you want to encourage someone not to give up you tell that person lechuga, is the short pronunciation of never give up 
)
)
