Questions & Answers about El coche de las mujeres es grande.
Why does mujeres end in -es instead of just -s?
In Spanish, to make a noun plural, you usually add -s if the singular word ends in a vowel. But because mujer (woman) ends in a consonant (r), you have to add -es to make it plural (mujeres). Why do we use las before mujeres?
Las is the plural feminine word for 'the'. Since mujer is a feminine noun, its plural form needs the plural feminine article las. If the word were masculine, like hombres (men), we would use los. Why does the sentence use the singular verb es (is) and singular adjective grande (big) if there are multiple women?
The main subject of the sentence is el coche (the car), which is singular. The adjective grande describes the car, not the women. Since there is only one car, the verb and adjective must remain singular. Can I say 'Las mujeres coche' to mean 'The women's car'?
No, Spanish doesn't have an equivalent to the English apostrophe 's' to show possession. You must always use the word de (of) and phrase it as 'the object of the owner'. That is why the sentence is phrased as el coche de las mujeres. Learn El coche de las mujeres es grande and more in Spanish
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