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| Learn Spanish __ Formation of Plural Nouns , Possessive Adjectives , To Do or Make |
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Formation of Plural Nouns
If a word ends in an -ción, -tad, -dad, or -tud, it'll be feminine. Also, if you are talking about a female, you will use the feminine articles (la señora). Words ending in an -o are masculine. Days of the week are also masculine. And if you're talking about a male, use the masculine articles. There are some exceptions to these rules and you just have to memorize them. To make words ending in a vowel plural, add an -s (libro = libros). Add an -es to make words ending in a constinant (papel = papeles). If a word ends in a -z, change the z to a c and add -es (cruz = cruces). After making the word plural, you must make the articles plural also. There are very few exceptions to making words plural.
Possessive Adjectives
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Terminal Forms |
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Singular |
Plural |
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Singular |
Plural |
| my |
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mi |
mis |
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mío (a) |
míos (as) |
| your |
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tu |
tus |
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tuyo (a) |
tuyos (as) |
| your/his/her/its |
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su |
sus |
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suyo (a) |
suyos (as) |
| our |
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nuestro (a) |
nuestros (as) |
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nuestro (a) |
nuestros (as) |
| your |
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vuestro (a) |
vuestros (as) |
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vuestro (a) |
vuestros (as) |
| your/their |
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su |
sus |
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suyo (a) |
suyos (as) |
Because su and sus can have so many meanings, the definite article may be used with the definite article may be used instead of su with the following forms: de Ud., de él, de ella, de Uds., de ellos and de ellas.
los libros de ellos their books
The terminal forms are placed after the noun, and must be preceded by the definite article, except in direct address. When used with the indefinite article, it corresponds to the English "of mine, of yours," etc.
el libro mío my book
Qué haces, hijo mío? What are you doing, my son?
un amigo mío a friend of mine
To Do or Make
| hacer - to do or make |
| hago |
hacemos |
| haces |
hacéis |
| hace |
hacen |
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