Making plurals

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Making plurals
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Articles
Definite articles the
el
los
la
las
Indefinite articles a, an
some
un
unos
una
unas
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Plural Nouns

• If a noun ends in a vowel add s
• If a noun ends in a consonant add es
• If it ends in a Z change the z to a c and add
  es

El vestido los vestidos
La blusa las blusas
Un camisón Unos camisones
Un lápiz Unos lápices
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• Adjective / Noun Agreement
• Adjectives describe people, places, things
• Adjectives go after your noun
• - el chico feo
• ves agree with gender of noun
• el chico feo (m,s) la chica fea (f,s)
• Adjectives agree with the of nouns
• -los chicos feos (m, p) las chicas feas
  (f,p)

noun
adjective
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Adjectives that end in o

• Add s to describe plural masculine nouns.
• Ex. chico feo ? chicos feos
• Change o to a for feminine nouns s to
  make it plural.
• Ex. chica fea ? chicas feas

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Adjectives that end in e

• Its the same for both masculine and feminine
  nouns.
• Ex. chico inteligente chica inteligente
• Add s to make them plural.
• Ex. chicos inteligentes chicas inteligentes

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Adjectives that end in consonants

• Its the same for both masculine and feminine
  nouns.
• Ex. el zapato azul la falda azul
• Add es to make them plural
• Ex. los zapatos azules
• las faldas azules

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Adjectives that end in ador

• Add es to make masculine nouns plural
• Ex chico trabajador chicos trabajadores
• Add a to describe feminine nouns
• Ex. chica trabajadora
• Add s to describe plural feminine nouns
• Ex. chicas trabajadoras

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Plural adjectives

• Adjectives have to match the noun in number and
  gender.

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Plural Subject Pronouns
Singular forms
Plural forms
Talking about myself as part of a group
Yo
Nosotros, nosotras
Talking about myself
Tú
Uds.
(Vosotros, vosotras in Spain)
Talking to a group of friends
Talking to you, a friend
Él
Ellos
Talking about a guy
Talking about a group of guys or a mixed group
Ella
Ellas
Talking about a girl
Talking about a group of girls only
Ud.
Uds.
Talking to you, a person I should respect
Talking to all of you as a group
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Plural Forms of ser
Singular forms
Plural forms
Soy
Somos
I am
We are
Eres
Uds. Son
(Vosotros sois in Spain)
You are (familiar)
Él es
Ellos son
He is
They are (males or mixed)
Ella es
Ellas son
She is
They are (females)
Ud. es
Uds. son
You are (formal)
All of you are
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Putting it all together

• El calcetín es negro.
• Los calcetines son negros.
• La blusa es roja.
• Las blusas son rojas.