Lesson 2 - ¿Cuántos? (How many?)
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Plurals in Spanish

Grammar Lesson

Words that end in a vowel

If a word ends in a vowel, just add the letter S to form the plural.

• Examples:
• gato (cat) - gatos (cats)
• casa (house) - casas (houses)
• parte (part) - partes (parts)

Words that end in a consonant

If a word ends in a consonant, add ES to form the plural. If a word ends in the letter Z, change the Z to C and then add ES to form the plural.

• Examples:
• mitad (half) - mitades (halves)
• papel (paper) - papeles (papers)
• luz (light) - luces (lights)

Words that end in an S

Most words that already end in an S in Spanish, don't change in the plural form.

• Examples:
• análisis (analysis) - análisis (analyses)
• crisis (crisis) - crisis (crises)
• paraguas (umbrella) - paraguas (umbrellas)

Stress and accents on plural words

Sometimes you will need to add or remove an accent from a word to retain the correct pronunciation (to ensure that the correct syllable is still stressed). All words that end in -ción, change to -ciones (without the accent).

• Examples:
• condición (condition) - condiciones (conditions)
• examen (test) - exámenes (tests)
• avión (airplane) - aviones (airplanes)

 

Practice

Write the word in the plural form.

 1. vida        
 

 2. capital        
 

 3. camino        
 

 4. libertad        
 

 5. estudio        
 

 6. base        
 

 7. sector        
 

 8. vez        
 

 9. cactus        
Be careful! Remember the rule for words that end in S.
 

10. intención        
Be careful! Remember the last rule about words that end in -ción.
 

 

"¿Cuántos?" Dialogue Lesson

 

Lesson 2 - ¿Cuántos? (How many?)
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