Language/Spanish/Grammar/Plural

The Plurals

In Spanish language the plurals are determined by femenine (las) and masculine (los) articles. Most of the sustantives have a singular and plural form.

Example: El sol-Los soles El avión-Los aviones La taza-Las tazas

◆Usually the sustantives that end in vowels (a,e,i,o,u) turn inro plurals addinng an - s at the end.

Example: El amigo-Los amigos La vaca-Las vacas

◆When the last letter is an í or ú with accent, it is added -es

Example: El ají-Los ajíes El iglú-Los iglúes

◆When the the sustantive ends in  (d, l, r, z, …) -es is also added.The z transforms in c.

Example: El leñador-Los leñadores La paz -Las paces

◆Thought there are exceptions like : El cactus-Los cactus El tórax-Los tórax

◆There are sustantives that exist only as plurals: Los honorarios, las facciones, las gafas, los víveres.

◆And there are sunstantives that are used only as singular: La sed, el caos, el este, el oeste, el norte, el café.