Mis tapones de oído están en la mesa.

to be

Breakdown of Mis tapones de oído están en la mesa.

• en: on
• la mesa: the table
• mis: my

Questions & Answers about Mis tapones de oído están en la mesa.

Why is it mis and not mi?

Because tapones is plural.

In Spanish, the possessive adjective has to match the number of the thing possessed, not the owner.

• mi tapón = my earplug
• mis tapones = my earplugs

Even though there is only one my, the noun is plural, so Spanish uses mis.

Why is tapones plural?

Because the sentence is talking about more than one earplug.

The singular form is:

• tapón = earplug

The plural is:

• tapones = earplugs

Spanish usually forms the plural by adding -s if the word ends in a vowel, or -es if it ends in a consonant. Since tapón ends in -n, it becomes tapones.

Also notice the written accent disappears in the plural:

• tapón
• tapones

Why does the sentence use están?