LEARN SPANISH COUNTABLE COMPOUND NOUNS
Compound nouns are formed by more than one
word, although they work as a single word within the sentence. We use compound nouns
when a single noun is not clear enough to name a person or object. There are several
types of compound nouns in Spanish: Noun + preposition + verb
Example
Máquina de escribir (typewriter) Noun + noun
página web (webpage) Verb + noun
sacacorchos (corkscrew) Noun + adjective or adjective + noun
Compound nouns are
also countable nouns, so we can form their plural form. Normally we are going to
follow the rules for the plural in the last or in the first component of the compound
nouns.
Example
Tengo un girasol. (I have a sunflower)
Tengo dos girasoles. (I have two sunflowers)
There are several ways of writing the compound nouns:
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Compound Style |
| noun + adjective |
| noun + noun |
| noun + preposition |
| noun + verb |
| adjective + adjective |
| adjective + noun |
| adjective + preposition |
| adjective + verb |
| preposition + adjective |
| preposition + noun |
| preposition + preposition |
| preposition + verb |
| verb + adjective |
| verb + noun |
| verb + preposition |
| verb + verb |
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