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"but nouns that end in -ez are always feminine."
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Philip M.Kwiziq community member
"but nouns that end in -ez are always feminine."
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Gender of nouns ending in -ez/-eza in Spanish"
Asked 3 years ago
InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Philip
You're right - a note has just been added to the lesson saying that there are a couple of exceptions. These two exceptions are not abstract nouns though.
Gracias y saludos
Marcos G. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Found another one: el ajedrez. :-) In general, nouns that can have an adjective form seem to be feminine.
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