Spanish nouns that end in a consonant and refer to inanimate objects are generally masculine, although there are some exceptions. Look at these examples:
Remember that you cannot predict the gender of inanimate objects, it needs to be memorised.
Whatever the gender, they all form their plural by adding -es.
Read and listen to these examples:
El clavel. Los claveles.
The carnation. The carnations.
El portal. Los portales.
The hallway. The hallways.
La coliflor. Las coliflores.
The cauliflower. The cauliflowers.
See also:
- Forming regular masculine and feminine nouns (singular and plural)
- Gender of nouns ending in -umbre, -ión, -dad, -tad, -tis and -sis and their plural
- Gender of animated nouns (animate objects)
Examples and resources
Micro kwiz: Forming the plural of nouns ending in a consonant (except -z)
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