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Género y Número/ Gender and Number



NUMBER

Number identifies words as singular or plural. To make a noun, plural follow the rules below:

1. Add -s to a noun ending in a vowel, as in huevo/ egg and uva/ grape.

Gender
Singular
Plural
Masculine
el huevo
los huevos
Feminine
la uva
las uvas

 


2. Add -es to a noun ending in a consonant.

Word
Singular
Plural
cereal
el cereal
los cereales
examen
el examen
los exámenes

 


NOTE: At times, it is necessary to add or drop a written accent when a word is made plural because the stress of their singular form is maintained in their plural form.

Word
Singular
Plural
water melon
el melón
los melones
exam
el examen
los emenes

 


3. For the nouns that end in -z, change the z to ces.

Word
Singular
Plural
rice
el arroz
los arroces
walnut
la nuez
las nueces

 


4. Nouns ending in -es and -is do NOT change in the plural.

Word
Singular
Plural
Monday
el lunes
los lunes
crisis
la crisis
las crisis

 


5. Compound nouns have the same form in the singular and plural forms.

Word
Singular
Plural
can opener
el abrelatas
los abrelatas
bottle opener
el sacacorchos
los sacacorchos

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