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Оглавлениеabbreviations
ABBREVIATIONS
| adj | adjective |
| adv | adverb |
| algn | alguien |
| conj | conjunction |
| f | feminine |
| inv | invariable |
| LAm | word used in Latin America |
| m | masculine |
| m+f | masculine and feminine form |
| Mex | word used in Mexico |
| n | noun |
| pl | plural |
| prep | preposition |
| sb | somebody |
| sing | singular |
| Sp | word used in Spain |
| sth | something |
The swung dash ~ is used to indicate the basic elements of the compound and appropriate endings are then added.
PLURALS AND GENDER
In Spanish, if a noun ends in a vowel it generally takes –s in the plural (casa > casas). If it ends in a consonant (including y) it generally takes –es in the plural (reloj > relojes). If it doesn’t follow these rules, then the plural will be given in the text.
Although most masculine nouns take “el” and most feminine nouns take “la”, you will find a few nouns grouped under feminine words which take “el” (el agua water; el arca chest; el aula classroom) because they are actually feminine.
