I’m the examples “that is an umbrella” and “I have an idea” where there is no clear gender established is it acceptable to use either un or una?
Non specified gender
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Ryan S.Kwiziq community member
Non specified gender
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using un, una to say a/an in Spanish (singular indefinite articles)"
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InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Ryan
In Spanish all nouns have a specific gender, either masculine or feminine. For inanimate things like "umbrella" or "idea" they still have a gender that needs to be memorized.
Saludos
Inma
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