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36 •  Chapter 1: La clase de español gobierno government caso case Femenina persona* person (nouns ending in -a are usually feminine) información information (nouns ending in -ción are usually feminine) ciudad city (nouns ending in -dad are usually feminine) vida life cosa thing forma form, manner palabra word * Persona is feminine regardless of the gender of the person being described. To make a noun plural, add -s to those that end in a vowel, and add -es to those ending in a consonant: gobierno gobiernos palabra palabras ciudad ciudades Articles Articles in Spanish are very similar to articles in English. They can be indefinite ( a , an , some ) or definite ( the ). In Spanish, the form of an article must correspond with the gender and number of the noun. Definite articles ( the ) Masculine Feminine Singular El La Plural Los Las Indefinite articles ( a , an , some ) Masculine Feminine Singular Un Una Plural Unos Unas