Nouns that take masculine article

allison h.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Nouns that take masculine article

Why is "la hambre" not like "la hache"?
Asked 6 years ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hi Allison,

We say "el hambre" not "la hambre" because in this case it follows the general rule for words starting with a "stressed a or ha", which take the article "el" and not "la".

The word "hache" should follow the same rule, but it is an exception, as stated in the lesson.

Un saludo

Inma

Nouns that take masculine article

Why is "la hambre" not like "la hache"?

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