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In English… One noun is often used to describe another noun. Examples: Vegetable Soup, Strawberry Yogurt, Apple Juice Note that the noun being described comes second.
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Vegetable Soup Vegetable tells you what type of Soup it is. Soup is being described by Vegetable. In English, the noun being described comes second. The describing noun comes first.
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In Spanish… However, in Spanish, the noun being described comes first. The describing noun comes second and is preceded by de. Example: La sopa de verduras. La sopa is the noun being described, verduras is the describing noun, de comes between them. You could literally translate it as “The soup of vegetables.
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If the noun being described is plural, the second noun stays singular. Also, you do not use the article in front of the second noun. Ex: el sándwich de jamón Plural: los sándwiches de jamón los sándwiches de jamónes los sándwiches del jamón
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