Unit 5 Lesson 4: El plural (vocab) Flashcards
los, las
the
unos, unas
some
the (singular)
el la
Es un/una
is the Spanish equivalent of the English “It’s a….”
Hay
Hay is the Spanish word for “there is, there are.”
¿Qué es esto?
¿Qué es esto? Is the Spanish equivalent of the English “What is this?” The question is the same whether one is asking about a masculine or feminine object.
a, an, (one) (singular)
un una
If a noun ends in a vowel; how is it made plural
make it plural by adding -s
If a noun ends in a vowel, make it plural by adding -s. example
libro: libros
cabeza: cabezas
ojo: ojos
If a noun ends in a consonant how to make it plurla
adding -es
If a noun ends in a consonant, make it plural by adding -es.
el cartel: los carteles
el profesor: los profesores
If a noun ends in -ión; how to make plural
add -es and drop the written accent.
If a noun ends in -ión, add -es and drop the written accent.
la televisión: las televisiones
If a noun ends in -z how to make plural
If a noun ends in -z, add -es and change the z to c.
If a noun ends in -z, add -es and change the z to c.
el lápiz: los lápices
la nariz: las narices
What to do when plural refers to 2 or more nouns of different genders
When the plural refers to two or more nouns of different genders, the masculine plural is used. For example, the Spanish word for female dog is la perra and the word for male dog is el perro, but for a group of mixed-gender dogs, the masculine form, los perros, is used.
A few nouns are “compound nouns,” meaning they are formed by combining two words into one.
abre + latas = abrelatas / open + cans = can opener
The plural of compound nouns is formed by changing the el to los and la to las.
el abrelatasblack: los abrelatas
el sacapuntasblack: los sacapuntas
