How to change a noun from Singular to...
Publicado: Julio 26, 2017, 10:31 am
How do you change the Spanish nouns from singular to plural?
Hola.
- If a noun ends in a vowel, make it plural by adding -s.
libro: libros
(libro + s)
pluma: plumas
(pluma + s)
- If a noun ends in a consonant, make it plural by adding -es.
el borrador: los borradores
(borrador + es)
la universidad: las universidades
(universidad + es)
- If a noun ends in -ión, add -es and drop the written accent.
la conversación: las conversaciones
la sección: las secciones
- If a noun ends in -z, add -es and change the z to c.
el lápiz: los lápices
la voz: las voces
When the plural refers to two or more nouns of different genders, the masculine plural is used.
2 perros + 6 perras = 8 perros (not perras)
1 gato + 8 gatas = 9 gatos (not gatas)
A few nouns are "compound nouns," that is, they are formed by combining two words into one. (Example: abre + latas = abrelatas / open + cans = can opener) The plural is formed by changing the "el" to "los."
el abrelatas
los abrelatas
el paraguas
los paraguas