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Making noun and adjective plurals

Learn how to form plural nouns and correctly match adjectives to nouns in Spanish. Understand articles and indefinite articles, adjective rules, and plural subject pronouns.

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Making noun and adjective plurals

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  1. Making noun and adjective plurals Adjective / Noun Agreement

  2. Articles Definite articles = the el los la las Indefinite articles = a, an some un unos una unas

  3. Plural Nouns • If a noun ends in a vowel add “s” • If a noun ends in a consonant add “es” • If it ends in a Z change the “z” to a “c” and add “es” El vestido los vestidos Un camisón Unos camisones Un lápiz Unos lápices

  4. Adjectives that end in “o” • Add “s” to describe plural masculine nouns. • Ex. chico feo  chicos feos • Change “o” to “a” for feminine nouns & add “s” to make it plural. • Ex. chica fea  chicas feas

  5. Adjectives that end in “e” • It’s the same for both masculine and feminine nouns. • Ex. chico inteligente chica inteligente • Add “s” to make them plural. • Ex. chicos inteligentes chicas inteligentes

  6. Adjectives that end in consonants • It’s the same for both masculine and feminine nouns. • Ex. el zapato azul la falda azul • Add “es” to make them plural • Ex. los zapatos azules las faldas azules

  7. Adjectives that end in “ador” • Add “es” to make masculine nouns plural • Ex chico trabajador chicos trabajadores • Add “a” to describe feminine nouns • Ex. chica trabajadora • Add “s” to describe plural feminine nouns • Ex. chicas trabajadoras

  8. Adjective / Noun Agreement • Adjectives describe people, places, things • Adjectives go after your noun • - el chico feo ves agree with gender of noun • el chico feo (m,s) la chica fea(f,s) • Adjectives agree with the # of nouns • -los chicos feos (m, p) las chicas feas (f,p) noun adjective

  9. Plural adjectives • Adjectives have to match the noun in number and gender.

  10. Plural Subject Pronouns Singular forms Plural forms Talking about myself as part of a group Talking about myself Yo Nosotros, nosotras Tú Uds. (“Vosotros, vosotras” in Spain) Talking to a group of friends Talking to you, a friend Él Ellos Talking about a guy Talking about a group of guys or a mixed group Ella Ellas Talking about a girl Talking about a group of girls only Ud. Uds. Talking to you, a person I should respect Talking to all of you as a group

  11. Plural Forms of “ser” Singular forms Plural forms Soy Somos I am We are Eres Uds. Son (“Vosotrossois” in Spain) You are (familiar) Éles Ellosson He is They are (males or mixed) Ellaes Ellasson She is They are (females) Ud.es Uds. son You are (formal) All of you are

  12. Putting it all together • El calcetín es negro. • Los calcetinesson negros. • La blusa es roja. • Las blusasson rojas.

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