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Plural: Nouns that End in a Consonant

Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 11.3.12

Nouns that End in a Consonant

To form the plural form of a noun that ends in a consonant, you add 'es' to the end of the noun. If the vowel before the consonant has an accent on it, the noun loses the accent in the plural.

Masculine nouns

Masculine nouns

  • El jamón → Los jamones.
  • The ham → The hams.
  • Un color → Unos colores.
  • A colour → Some colours
Feminine nouns

Feminine nouns

  • La estación → Las estaciones.
  • The season → The seasons.
  • Una calidad → Unas calidades.
  • A quality → Some qualities.
  • Una nuez → Unas nuces
  • A nut → Some nuts.

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