Making plurals
el los la las un unos una unas Articles Definite articles = the Indefinite articles = a, an some un unos una unas
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
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
Adjectives ending in –o Masculine, Singular Masculine, Plural Feminine. Singular Feminine, Adjectives ending in –o Adjectives ending in –e Adjectives ending in consonant Adjectives ending in –-ador serio serios seria serias M, S M, P F, S F, P inteligente inteligentes inteligente inteligentes azul azules azul azules trabajador trabajadores trabajadora trabajadoras
Plural adjectives Adjectives have to match the noun in number and gender.
Plural Subject Pronouns Singular forms Plural forms Talking about myself as part of a group Talking about myself Yo Nosotros, nosotras 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
(“Vosotros sois” in Spain) 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
Putting it all together El calcetín es negro. Los calcetines son negros. La blusa es roja. Las blusas son rojas.