Unit 5 Lesson 4: El plural (vocab) Flashcards

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los, las

A

the

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unos, unas

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some

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the (singular)

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el la

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Es un/una

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is the Spanish equivalent of the English “It’s a….”

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Hay

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Hay is the Spanish word for “there is, there are.”

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¿Qué es esto?

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¿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.

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a, an, (one) (singular)

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un una

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If a noun ends in a vowel; how is it made plural

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make it plural by adding -s

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If a noun ends in a vowel, make it plural by adding -s. example

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libro: libros
cabeza: cabezas

ojo: ojos

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If a noun ends in a consonant how to make it plurla

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adding -es

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If a noun ends in a consonant, make it plural by adding -es.

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el cartel: los carteles
el profesor: los profesores

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If a noun ends in -ión; how to make plural

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add -es and drop the written accent.

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If a noun ends in -ión, add -es and drop the written accent.

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la televisión: las televisiones

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If a noun ends in -z how to make plural

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If a noun ends in -z, add -es and change the z to c.

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If a noun ends in -z, add -es and change the z to c.

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el lápiz: los lápices
la nariz: las narices

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What to do when plural refers to 2 or more nouns of different genders

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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.

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A few nouns are “compound nouns,” meaning they are formed by combining two words into one.

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abre + latas = abrelatas / open + cans = can opener

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The plural of compound nouns is formed by changing the el to los and la to las.

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el abrelatasblack: los abrelatas

el sacapuntasblack: los sacapuntas