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In addition, there are Spanish nouns that can be used for both feminine and masculine. Generally, they end in -ente: inteligente, obediente or paciente. But there are also other nouns such as: intérprete (interpreter), atleta (athlete), policía (police), piloto (pilot) or estudiante (student). These names are used for both genders: el atleta/la atleta; el piloto/la piloto; el intérprete/la intérprete.
Finally, as you have seen before, there are nouns that have different forms according to gender:
- el hombre (man) -> la mujer (woman)
- el padre (father) -> la madre (mother)
- el actor -> la actriz (actress)
- el emperador (emperor) -> la emperatriz (empress)
- el alcalde (mayor) -> la alcaldesa (mayoress)
- el caballo (horse) -> la yegua (mare)
- el toro (bull) -> la vaca (cow)
- el gallo (rooster) -> la gallina (hen)
After reading this guide, you can say that there are nouns in Spanish that have no equivalent in feminine and masculine, others that do exist, but with a different meaning if you change the final letter and some that use a completely different word to designate their opposite in gender.
The feminine and masculine in Spanish is very curious and varied: it has words of all kinds, changes that you don't expect and rules that are broken. So, if you want to keep improving, don't hesitate to take Spanish courses in Spain to have the best teachers to guide you during your adventure in the language.