Questions & Answers about ¿Puedes traer trece o catorce platos, por favor?
Do trece and catorce change their endings if they describe feminine objects?
No. Unlike the number one (un or una), the numbers 2 through 15 do not change based on gender. You will use trece and catorce exactly the same way whether you are counting masculine platos (plates) or feminine mesas (tables). Is there a trick to remembering the numbers 11 through 15?
Yes! They all end in -ce. If you look at 11 to 15, you get once (11), doce (12), trece (13), catorce (14), and quince (15). Remembering this -ce group makes them much easier to learn. Why is the verb traer (to bring) not conjugated here?
Because it comes right after puedes (you can). In Spanish, when two verbs are combined like this to say what someone can do, only the first verb gets conjugated. The second verb stays in its full, unchanged form (the infinitive). So it is puedes traer (you can bring), never puedes traes. Does platos just mean the physical plates we eat on?
It usually means physical plates, which is definitely the case here since someone is carrying 13 or 14 of them. However, just like in English, platos can also refer to prepared dishes or meals, such as a restaurant's signature dishes. Learn ¿Puedes traer trece o catorce platos, por favor and more in Spanish
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