Learn Spanish (Latin America): Tenemos papas en la casa.

Tenemos papas en la casa.

We have potatoes in the house.

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Questions & Answers about Tenemos papas en la casa.

Why is the plural of papa just papas and not papaes?

In Spanish, when a noun ends in a vowel (like the a in papa), you simply add an -s to make it plural. You only add -es to nouns that end in a consonant.

Wait, doesn't papa mean "dad"?

It depends on the accent mark and the gender! La papa (feminine, no accent) means "the potato". El papá (masculine, with an accent on the last a) means "the dad". There is also el Papa (masculine, no accent), which means "the Pope". Here, we are definitely talking about potatoes!

Where is the word for "we" in this sentence?

In Spanish, the ending of the verb usually tells you who is doing the action. The -emos ending in tenemos already means "we have", so you don't need to include the word for "we" (nosotros) unless you want to add special emphasis.

Why isn't there a las before papas?

Just like in English, leaving out the article makes it a general statement. Tenemos papas means "We have potatoes" (just some potatoes in general). If you said Tenemos las papas, it would mean "We have the potatoes" (specific ones you were already talking about).