People who are trying to learn Spanish sometimes have a hard time figuring out the gender or things.
Masculine nouns generally end in -o and feminine nouns generally end in -a
“Problema” is one of those words that you might categorize as a feminine noun but it is a masculine one.
When you say “problema o problemas”, remember that we use; un, muchos, los y el, demasiados, tantos etc
Why is Problema Masculine?
If you read or listen to Spanish native speakers, you will learn the gender of nouns by interacting with them, listening and reading what they have to say.
Some people want to know the reason why Problema is a masculine noun but guess what.
99.9% of Spanish Native speakers won’t be able to tell you why.
We just learn it. We know it might be confusing for people trying to learn Spanish.
If I tell you that problema comes from Greek or from Latin, how is that gonna help you communicate?
You don’t need to know that.
Sentences with Problema or Problemas
Mira los siguiente ejemplos:
| ES | Yo tengo un problema |
| EN | I have a problema |
| ES | Ella tiene muchos problemas |
| EN | She has many problemas |
| ES | ¿Cual es el problema? |
| EN | What’s the problema |
| ES | Tengo demasiados problemas |
| EN | I have way too many problemas |
| ES | Los problemas de matemática son difíciles |
| EN | Math problems are difficult. |
| ES | Tengo tantos problemas |
| EN | I have so many problems |
Exercise: Problema
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