CSG211

200 Complete Spanish Grammar

17-10

ejercicio

Escribe el plural. Incluye la forma los o las del arttculo en tu respuesta.

1. sopa _

2. residencia

3. pasaje _

4. mujer _

5. reloj _

7. bebe

8. mantel

9. rubf _

10. canción

11. luz _

12. region

6. espańola

Morę About the Plural of Nouns in Spanish

Some groups of nouns and their corresponding plurals are exceptions to the rules we have just studied. Notę the plural of the following nouns:

• Nouns that end in -s do not change their spelling in the plural, if the finał syllable is not

stressed.

el miercoles/los miercoles Wednesday/Wednesdays el paraguas/los paraguas umbrella/umbrellas

la tesis/las tesis thesis/ theses

Ali days of the week except sabado and domingo end in -s. The los form of the article identi-fies the plural form of lunes, martes, miercoles, etc.

Los lunes son siempre largos. Mon days are always long.

• For compound words formed with two nouns, add the plural ending to the first element only.

el coche cama/los coches cama sleeping car/sleeping cars

el hombre rana/los hombres rana (deep-sea) diver/divers (frogmen)

• Some nouns are always plural in Spanish.

las afueras las cosquillas las gafas las tijeras

the outskirts tickling

eyegiasses

scissors

las vacaciones los binoculares los gemelos los lentes

vacation binoculars twins; cuff links

eyegiasses; lenses

Use the singular form of a noun when referring to parts of the body, items of personal hygiene, and clothing in statements such as these:

Se lavan la cara. They wash their faces.

Se ponen el abrigo. They put on their coats.