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Dec 28, 2013 - 09:37 PM
Nevermind! That's weird, why is it el programa and no LA programa?
Dec 29, 2013 - 05:50 PM
A lot of words in Spanish that end in MA are masculine. el programa. el idioma. el tema. el diploma, etc.
Dec 30, 2013 - 12:26 AM
But why?
Dec 30, 2013 - 10:22 AM
The answer should read, "Tienen un programa nuevo." Programa is masculine because it is one of several 'palabras de origen griego" i.e. from Greek origins and these words have kept the original gender. Other words of Greek origin are;el idioma, el poema, el problema, el clima y el tema.
Dec 30, 2013 - 12:00 PM
thanks