Spanish - The

Nouns have gender.

THE - definite article
(masculine, feminine)
Singular: el, la
Plural: los, las

Masculine Nouns:
typically end in -o
Perro, vino, amigo
Some do end in -a or -ma(the typical feminine ending)
Drama. Idioma, mapa
Some end in neither
Animal, hospital. hombre

Feminine nouns:
Typically end in -a
Bolsa, casa,Mesa
end in -ción, -sión, -dad, -tad, or -tud
lección, televisión, ciudad, amistad, actitud
few nouns that end in -o (the typical masculine ending)
Foto, mano, radio
Many End in neither listed above
Flor, clase, luz

Article determined gender
-ista and -nte can be used to refer to male or female
el cantante the (male) singer
la cantante the (female) singer

el taxista the (male) cabdriver
la taxista the (female) cabdriver

Plurals
El -> Los, la -> las
Ends in vowel, add -s.
Ends in consonant, add -es