2006-09-21 11:48:09 · 7 answers · asked by ALLAIRE L 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
They'll form a committee and vote on it
2006-09-21 11:49:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In general, masculine is the default, so many new words that are borrowed into Spanish are "el". However, it can also be done by analogy to other words that already exist in Spanish. "Internet" is a good example of this phenomenon. Most of the time, I hear "el Internet", but sometimes people also say "la Internet" because they decided it was a "red" (net) and "red" is feminine.
At the end, it depends on just how native speakers do it. Since people sometimes do different things, that's how the same word can have two genders, like "Internet".
2006-09-21 14:20:36 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Considering there is no evidence of any masculine gender in the Spanish (Mexican) race, the question would automatically default to the feminine tense.
Remember the Alamo!
Darryl S.
2006-09-21 11:58:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends if the type of device is masculine of femenine...like the IPOD is a music player: reproductor de musica? masculino...el IPOD...a palm pilot is an agenda...femenine...La Palm
2006-09-21 12:20:36 · answer #4 · answered by Tony 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
el ipod
2006-09-21 11:51:58 · answer #5 · answered by seven242003 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would imagine it would depend on how it sounded.
EL ipod
La ipod..
El works for me.
2006-09-21 11:52:28 · answer #6 · answered by cliffy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THROW THAT ***** ON THE FLOOR
2006-09-21 11:56:42 · answer #7 · answered by BOBBY 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋