46. Nouns denoting Living
Beings. Many nouns denoting living beings have masculine forms
ending in -o or -e and corresponding
feminine forms ending in -a:
| el hijo, |
the son. |
la hija, |
the daughter. |
| el hermano, |
the brother. |
la hermana, |
the sister. |
| el niño, |
the little boy. |
la niña, |
the little girl. |
| el muchacho, |
the boy. |
la muchacha, |
the girl. |
| el amigo, |
the friend. |
la amiga. |
| el criado, |
the servant. |
la criada. |
| el maestro, |
the teacher. |
la maestra. |
| el monje, |
the monk. |
la monja, |
the nun. |
| el pariente, |
the relative. |
la parienta. |
47. Conjugate in the present indicative the verbs
viajar, aprender, escribir, using all the subject
pronouns.
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