¿El Agua O La Agua? (Spanish Grammar) | Quorum Spain

Home » Why Is It El Agua » ¿El Agua O La Agua? (Spanish Grammar) | Quorum Spain

Maybe your like

    • Contact

Spanish Grammar

Students always ask us: el agua or la agua? …. Is agua a feminine or masculine word? The answer is very easy. In front of the feminine names that begin with tonic vowel (the one with the accent) the article is used: El agua to avoid cacophony (sound ugly;)). However, it is correct to use this, and that, even if they start with tonic vowel : this water ( este agua), that eagle ( ese águila), that axe( ese hacha), or this area (este area).

As the Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts explains, the la and una articles normally adopt, for reasons of sonority, the forms el and un when they go immediately in front of a noun that begins with tonic vowel. So, the right thing is, for example,”all the water” (toda el agua),”very hungry” ( mucha hambre),”the great classroom”(el aula magna),”the white weapon”( el arma blanca). With these names it is also more advisable to use the masculine of the indefinite article (un) and algún (some) and ningún(none): a classroom (un aula), some classroom (algún aula), (ningún aula) no classroom.

  • Share:
author avatar quorumspain

Previous post

Spanish, fourth most studied language (Spanish study)
February 15, 2018

Next post

Learn Vocabulary
February 15, 2018

You may also like

vocabulary
Learn Vocabulary
15 February, 2018 spanish the most estudied
Spanish, fourth most studied language (Spanish study)
18 October, 2015

Latest Posts

The Best Way to learn Spanish for Adults
The Best Way to Learn Spanish for Adults
11Mar2023 Learn Spanish for Adults
Learn Spanish for Adults
05Mar2023 Cost of learning Spanish in Spain
How much does it cost to learn Spanish in Spain?
01Mar2023 Spanish lessons for over 50s
10 tips for Spanish Classes in Spain for over 50s
28Feb2023
Color rojo, blanco…. No color roja
07Feb2022 [miniorange_social_login shape="longbuttonwithtext" theme="default" space="4" width="240" height="40"]

Login with your site account

Lost your password?

Remember Me

We use cookies to ensure that we give the best user experience on our website. If you continue to use this site, we will assume that you agree.I agreeRead more

Tag » Why Is It El Agua