"but nouns that end in -ez are always feminine."

Philip M.C1Kwiziq community member

"but nouns that end in -ez are always feminine."

el pez

el juez

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Gender of nouns ending in -ez/-eza in Spanish"

Asked 4 years ago

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InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher

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

Like14 years ago

Marcos G.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Found another one: el ajedrez. :-) In general, nouns that can have an adjective form seem to be feminine.

Like23 years ago

Andy T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I got tripped up on ajedrez as well :)

Like11 year ago

Andy T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I got tripped up on ajedrez as well :)

Like01 year ago

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