The plural of nouns and adjectives Capítulo 2B notes #2

Review  In Spanish, nouns are either masculine or feminine.  Ex: El lápiz (masculine)  Ex: La bandera (feminine)  So far we have studied singular nouns (only one). Today we are going to study plural nouns (more than one)

To make nouns plural  Add –s to the word if it ends in a vowel  Ex: El bolígrafo---- Los bolígrafos  Ex: La carpeta----- Las carpetas  Add –es to the word if it ends in a consonant  Ex: el cartel---- los carteles

“Z” changes to “c” in the plural  In 1sSingular nouns that end in “z”, the “z” changes to a “c” in the plural  Ex: El lápiz Los lápices

Plural definite articles SingularPlural FeminineLa=the La chica Las=the Las chicas MasculineEl=the El chico Los=the Los chicos

Plural indefinite articles SingularPlural Masculine Un=a or an Un bolígrafo Unos=some Unos bolígrafos Feminine Una=a or an Una mesa Unas=some Unas mesas

Let’s practice  Escuchar/Hablar p.111 (17)