Learn Spanish (Spain): Él es el hombre con las flores y los árboles. - He is the man with the flowers and the trees.

When a Spanish noun ends in a consonant like r, you make it plural by adding -es, not just -s. So, flor becomes flores. Because flor is a feminine noun, we use the feminine plural article las.

Why does árboles still have an accent mark?

The singular word árbol has an accent mark to tell you to stress the first syllable. When we add -es to make it plural, the word gets longer. We keep the accent mark on the a so you know to still stress that exact same syllable. Because árbol is masculine, we use the masculine plural article los.

Why does the first Él have an accent mark, but the second el does not?

The written accent mark simply shows a difference in meaning between two short words that sound identical. Él with an accent means he, while el without an accent is the masculine singular word for the.

How do I know if consonant-ending words are feminine like flores or masculine like árboles?

There is no easy rule for nouns ending in most consonants like r or l. You just have to memorize their gender when you learn the vocabulary! Because flor is feminine we say las flores, and because árbol is masculine we say los árboles.