Singular to Plural in Spanish

Singular to Plural in Spanish

The rules: #1 - Nouns & Adjectives

Ending in a vowel

If the noun or adjective ends in a vowel, (a,e,i,o,u) simply add an "s" to the word to make it plural!
Muchacho - Muchachos
Escuela - Escuelas
Verde - Verdes

The rules: #2 - Nouns & Adjectives

Ending in a consonant

If the noun or adjective ends in a consonant, (anything other than a,e,i,o,u) simply add an "es" to the word!
marcador - marcadores
fácil - fáciles
gris - grises

Rule #3 - Articles

Definite articles

The plural of "el" is "los"

The plural of "la" is "las"

el amigo - los amigos
la casa - las casas

Rule #4 - Articles

Indefinite articles

The plural of "un" is "unos"

The plural of "una" is "unas"

un amigo - unos amigos
una casa - unas casas

Time for some practice!

soy ----- somos
eres ---- son
es ------ son

​Ser

yo ------ nosotros (as)
tú ------ ustedes
él ------- ellos
ella ----- ellas
usted --- ustedes

​Subject pronouns

Rule # 5 - Subject pronouns & "ser"

These must also change to the plural in the sentence

Remember....

​my, your, and very

Mi changes to Mis

Tu changes to Tus

"muy" does NOT change to the plural (ella es muy alta - ellas son muy altas)