Spanish Grammar – A female artist 🇪🇸

Artista

The same word is used for both make and female artists. The article you use beforehand will determine the gender of the artist. If you don’t know the gender, always default to masculine.

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The phrase “____ artista” in Spanish requires a gendered article before the noun “artista.” In this case, “una” is the correct choice before “artista” when referring to a female artist because “artista” is a singular and feminine noun, even though it ends in -a, which could suggest it might also be masculine. Spanish nouns are categorized by gender and can be either masculine or feminine. The articles used in Spanish also reflect the gender and number of the noun they precede.

The indefinite article in Spanish for feminine singular nouns is “una,” as in “una artista.” The masculine equivalent would be “un,” as in “un artista” if you are referring to a male artist. Since we are specifically translating “a female artist,” we use the feminine form, “una,” to be grammatically correct in this context.

It is important to note that the gender of the article must agree with the gender of the noun it modifies. Some nouns that end in -a are masculine (like “el día” – the day), but “artista” can be used for both male and female artists, and the article changes to match the gender (una artista for female, un artista for male).

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In Spanish, “el” is the definite article for masculine, singular nouns. When you say “____ artista,” you are looking for the appropriate masculine, singular article to precede the gender-ambiguous noun “artista,” which can be either masculine or feminine in gender based on context. Since “artista” starts with a stressed ‘a’ sound, the masculine singular definite article “el” is used instead of “un,” which is an indefinite article.

In Spanish, even though the noun “artista” does not change form between masculine and feminine, the article preceding it does. For a male artist, you use “el artista.” For a female artist, you would use “la artista.”

Keep in mind that “el” is not only used with “artista” but with all masculine, singular nouns. For example, “el libro” (the book), “el coche” (the car), etc. If a masculine noun were to start with a lowercase non-stressed ‘a’ or ‘ha,’ the typical masculine article “un” would be used instead (as in “un amigo” or “un hacha”). The same rule applies to using “el” with masculine nouns that begin with stressed ‘a’ or ‘ha’ in singular form, as it helps with pronunciation flow. This rule of using “el” applies only to singular nouns, so in plural, the regular article “los” is used, as in “los artistas.”

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