Nov 07, 2006 13:38
"Problema" is, as you might have guessed, the Spanish word for "problem". It ends in an "a", which would cause one to assume that it is a feminine noun, like the words "mesa", "silla", and "jirafa", (table, chair, and giraffe, respectively) which all end in a.
However, the dictionary states that, deceptively, "problema" is a masculine noun.
This leads me to conclude that even if it seems at first glance like a problem is female or feminine, this assumption is incorrect... the hidden truth is that all problems are, in fact, regardless of where they are, of the male persuasion.