Key points about singular and plural nouns in Spanish
- The name of a thing such as an object, a place or a person. Nouns are often described as naming words. in Spanish have different forms in the Refers to only one object or person. and More than one of an item.
- Plural In Spanish, all nouns have a gender, either masculine or feminine. and In Spanish, all nouns have a gender and are either masculine or feminine. nouns in Spanish end in s.
- There are some rules to follow to work out how to change the end of a noun to make it plural.
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Plural nouns in Spanish end in s
If there’s more than one of something then you need to make the noun plural.
If a noun ends in a vowel, like el coche you can just add an s to make it plural, los coches
If it ends in a consonant, as in el rey you add es, los reyes.
But if that consonant is a z, like el pez you drop the z and add ces, los peces.
Singular and plural nouns in Spanish
Nouns in Spanish can be singular or plural. There are different ways of making a noun plural in Spanish, depending the noun’s ending.
How to make nouns ending in a vowel plural
Add s to a noun ending in a vowel to make it plural.
For example:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (book) → Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (books)
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (house) → Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (houses)
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (tooth) → Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (teeth)
How to make nouns ending in a consonant plural
Add es to a noun ending in a consonant to make it plural.
For example:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (activity) → Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (activities)
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (colour) → Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (colours)
How to make nouns ending in -z plural
If a noun ends in a z, change the z to a c and add es to make it plural.
For example:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (voice) → Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (voices)
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (fish) → Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (fish)
How to make nouns ending in -ión plural
If a noun ends in ión, remove the accent from the o and add es to make it plural.
For example:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (room) → Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (rooms)
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (nation) → Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (nations)
Quiz - Singular and plural nouns in Spanish
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