EXCEPTIONS—
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|La higuera (the fig-tree) |El melocotón (the peach) |
|La palma (the palm-tree) |El albérchigo (the peach) |
|La viña (the vine-tree) |El durazno (the apricot) |
|El dátil (the date) |El albaricoque (the apricot)|
|El pistacho (the pistachio-nut) |El mango (the mango) |
|El higo (the fig) | |
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And a few more.
3. A masculine article is used with other parts of speech whole sentences used substantively, as—
Quiero un sí ó un no claro: I want a clear (decisive) yes or no.
El aprender es útil: Learning is useful.
El que lo haya hecho sin consultarme no puede serme de grande gusto:
That he did it without consulting me is certainly not pleasing to me.
A list of principal exceptions to the rule given on Spanish gender by termination is given in Appendix I.
To the rules for the formation of the plural (Lesson III) we shall add—
1. Family names ending in z unstressed do not change—