SPA 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Los Chicos De Puerto Rico
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Nouns that end in a vowel form the plural by adding s. Nouns that end in a consonant add es. Nouns that end in z change into c & then adds es: singular plural: El chico los chicos the boy the boys. La palabra las palabras the word the words. El pa s los pa ses the country the countries. El l piz los l pices the pencil the pencils. The masculine plural form or a group of mixed gender subjects always follows the masculine plural rules. In general, when a singular noun has an accent mark on the last syllable, the accent is dropped from the plural form. La lecci n las lecciones the lesson the lessons. El autob s los autobuses the bus the buses. There are 4 ways or forms that represent the english definite article the: el, la, los, las.