De and two nouns ?

Hola P.B2Kwiziq community member

De and two nouns ?

Hi and thanks for all your work. This is a good breakdown however I still remain confused when two nouns  don't require - de- between them

For example in a book I'm reading " el êpico fracas de Arturo Zamora" Theres a part that that says

Consejo ciudadano. ( citizen council)

This isn't the first time two nouns are next to each other without a " De" inbetween  but I don't see the difference between this and something like

La sopa de Pollo

Asked 4 months ago
SilviaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Hola P.

In Spanish, when two nouns are used together, "de" is typically used to specify the relationship between them, such as in "sopa de pollo" ('chicken soup'), where "pollo" specifies the type of soup.

However, in the phrase "Consejo ciudadano" ('citizen council'), "ciudadano" functions as an adjective describing the type of council, so "de" is not used. This distinction depends on whether the second word acts as an adjective or a specifying noun.

Feliz semana

Silvia

Sally A.C1Kwiziq community member

Cuidadano here is an adjective, not a noun, so no de.  i.e. it would be el Consejo administrativo not Consejo de administración.

De and two nouns ?

Hi and thanks for all your work. This is a good breakdown however I still remain confused when two nouns  don't require - de- between them

For example in a book I'm reading " el êpico fracas de Arturo Zamora" Theres a part that that says

Consejo ciudadano. ( citizen council)

This isn't the first time two nouns are next to each other without a " De" inbetween  but I don't see the difference between this and something like

La sopa de Pollo

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