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In Spanish language the plurals are determined by femenine (las) and masculine(los) articles. Most of | 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 | 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) | ◆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 | Example: El amigo-Los amigos La vaca-Las vacas | ||
La vaca-Las vacas | |||
◆When the last letter is an í or ú with accent, it is added -es | ◆When the last letter is an í or ú with accent, it is added -es | ||
Example: El ají-Los ajíes | Example: El ají-Los ajíes El iglú-Los iglúes | ||
El iglú-Los iglúes | |||
◆When the the sustantive ends in ''(d, l, r, z, …) -es is also added.The z transforms in c. | ◆When the the sustantive ends in ''(d, l, r, z, …) -''es is also added.The z transforms in c. | ||
Example: El leñador-Los leñadores | 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. | |||
Revision as of 16:17, 11 December 2017
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.