Regular singular nouns in Spanish
Regular nouns in Spanish follow this rule to form the singular:
ending -o for masculine
ending -a for feminine
Have a look and listen to these examples:ending -a for feminine
Me gusta el piso de María.I like María's flat.
Quiero una casa en el centro de Madrid.I want a house in the centre of Madrid.
Regular plural nouns in Spanish
Regular nouns form their plural by adding an -s to their singular form:
Me gustan los pisos de María.I like María's flats.
Quiero dos casas en el centro de Madrid.I want two houses in the centre of Madrid.
Here are more examples:
Mi padre va a pintar un cuadro.My dad is going to paint a picture.
Pongo la comida en el horno para calentar.I'm putting the food in the oven to heat it up.
La abuela viene hoy a comer.Grandma is coming for lunch today.
Tenemos una pizarra interactiva en mi clase.We have an interactive board in class.
Mis amigos Rafa y Luis viven en Granada.My (male) friends Rafa and Luis live in Granada.
Mis amigas Lola y Sandra viven en Alicante.My (female) friends Lola and Sandra live in Alicante.
Remember that the articles and adjectives that accompany the nouns must agree in number and gender.
To learn about regular ending adjectives see also:
- Forming the singular masculine and feminine of regular adjectives in Spanish
- Forming regular plural masculine and feminine adjectives in Spanish
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