But before anything else, let's recap the 3 rules in making Spanish words plural that you already learned.
1. By adding -s:
taza -> tazas; padre -> padres; océano -> océanos; tribu -> tribus
2. By adding -es:
color -> colores; ciudad -> ciudades; papel -> papeles
3. By changing "z" to "ces":
luz -> luces; vez -> veces; lápiz -> lápices
Take some time to memorize them... and when you're ready, let's go to the last rule on how to make Spanish nouns plural.
So, the last rule is... that you DO NOTHING to change the singular Spanish noun! That's it! You've heard it right.
That means, regardless the number (simgular/plural) of the noun, the noun does not change form! The singular noun is also the plural noun. Confused? Well, let's see a couple of examples.
"Friday" in Spanish is "viernes". If you refer to all the Fridays, in Spanish you say the same: viernes, and not VIERNESES. The latter is wrong :(
See how nothing is done to the singular form of the noun? In fact, all the days of the week (except Saturdays and Sundays) do NOT change:
SINGULAR PLURAL
el lunes los lunes
el martes los martes
el miércoles los miércoles
el jueves los jueves
el viernes los viernes
el sábado los sábados
el domingo los domingos
This rule also applies to Spanish words that end in -S. For example:
| el paraguas (the umbrella) |
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| los paraguas (the umbrellas) |
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| el abrelatas (the can opener) |
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| los abrelatas (the can openers) |
So, there you have it! All the 4 rules for the formation of the plural of Spanish nouns. Easy, right?
Do review for the long QUIZ about the plurals of nouns! It will be posted next...
For your questions, don't hesitate to leave them below. Buena suerte!!! :)
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