Los Lápices

Los Lápices

Lápiz is gendered masculine in Spansh, so the definite article is el and the indefinite article is un.

Why is it called La Noche de los Lápices?

The Night of the Pencils (in Spanish: La Noche de los Lápices), was a series of kidnappings and forced disappearances, followed by the torture, rape, and murder of a number of young students in September 1976, during the last Argentine dictatorship, also known as the National Reorganization Process.

What is the plural of lápiz?

lápiz m (plural lápices) pencil.

How do you spell the Pencils in Spanish?

lápiz m (plural: lápices m)

Is it el or la clase?

Class in Spanish is la clase, so it’s gendered feminine.

How do you spell Escuela?

Usage notes

In Spain, escuela typically refers to primary school, or an institution that teaches trades or arts (e.g. escuela de arte (“art school”)) and not secondary or higher education.

What lápiz mean in English?

lápiz → pencil, crayon.

What is the plural of la nariz?

The last answer is, therefore, the correct plural form of nariz which means nose and narices means noses.

What is the plural of el papel?

When we want to turn a noun into plural, we follow these rules: If the noun ends in a vowel add -s Example: un gato (a cat); unos gatos – (some cats). If the noun ends in a consonant add -es. Example: el papel (the sheet of paper); los papeles (the sheets of paper).

What is pencil in Spanish plural?

lápiz m (plural: lápices m)

How do you spell bolígrafo?

bolígrafo
bolígrafo, el ~ (m) (boliplumaespiga) pen, the ~ Noun. ‐ a writing implement with a point from which ink flows. ballpoint, the ~ Noun. ‐ a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper. ball pen, the ~ Noun.bolígrafo, el ~ (m) (boli) stylus, the ~ Noun. pen, the ~ Noun.

Why is it una clase?

Why does the word “clase” come before “importante”? ‘Important’ is an adjective, which in English is placed before the noun ‘class’, but in Spanish, as a general rule, the adjective comes after the noun, so they say ‘A house white’, not ‘A white house’: ‘Una clase important’.

What is la clase plural?

plural of clase. clases [f/pl]

Why is it la clase instead of El clase?

The determiner to be used depends on the gender of the noun and ‘clase’ is a feminine noun. Therefore, the feminine ‘la’ is used with ‘clase’ to mean ‘the class’. You can only change the gender of a noun if it’s a person you are talking about.

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