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GlennR Jun 2016 10:14am, 3 Jun 2016 19,685 posts	GlennR I just got a useful popup box: When to use el with feminine nouns El is often used for masculine nouns and la for feminine ones. But when the noun begins with a stressed a- or ha-, you must use el regardless of the gender. The example here was el agua.
mad4purple Jun 2016 10:19am, 3 Jun 2016 33,914 posts	mad4purple I'm. Going to have to go to my Spanish too, seems like you're all doing Spanish.
Ceratonia Jun 2016 10:21am, 3 Jun 2016 3,653 posts	Ceratonia There aren't many common ones though, apart from agua? hambre hunger amas de casa housewife asma asthma arpa harp águila eagle You'll often see una changed to un for the same words. Only happens when the two words are together - so it's still la pura agua (pure water), for example.
GregP Jun 2016 10:22am, 3 Jun 2016 82,597 posts	GregP so el agua es profunda?
GlennR Jun 2016 10:23am, 3 Jun 2016 19,687 posts	GlennR Sí
GlennR Jun 2016 10:25am, 3 Jun 2016 19,688 posts	GlennR And for that matter el agua pura,
Ceratonia Jun 2016 10:27am, 3 Jun 2016 3,654 posts	Ceratonia Sí
GregP Jun 2016 10:29am, 3 Jun 2016 82,600 posts	GregP I'd have got those wrong then. I'd assumed agua to be masculine, because of the whole 'el agua' thing. ~looks nervous~ 'mapa' really is masculine I suppose?
Ceratonia Jun 2016 10:32am, 3 Jun 2016 3,655 posts	Ceratonia el agua pura vs la pura agua is a whole other discussion....
GregP Jun 2016 10:34am, 3 Jun 2016 82,601 posts	GregP Oh is it? It might be beyond me at this point.