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Plural of nouns

Authors :
John Butt
Carmen Benjamin
Source :
A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish ISBN: 9781461583707
Publication Year :
1994
Publisher :
Springer US, 1994.

Abstract

The vast majority of Spanish nouns form their plural in one of the following three ways: Method Main type of noun Example of plural Add -s Ending in an unstressed vowel Many foreign words ending in a consonant las casas los chalets los shows Add -es Spanish (not foreign) nouns ending in a consonant other than -s Nouns ending in a stressed vowel + -s Many nouns ending in a stressed vowel las flores los ingleses los iranees No change Nouns already ending with an unstressed vowel + -s Families (people or things) las crisis los virus los Blanco los Ford

Details

ISBN :
978-1-4615-8370-7
ISBNs :
9781461583707
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish ISBN: 9781461583707
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........3cb8fa82a22f3dda178ccd3c97e59ce8
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8368-4_2