when referring to 3 female friends, is it las or los amigas?
scrapbooking a picture of 3 girlfriends
4 Answers
las
Article and noun gender need to agree in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural).
In this case the noun, "amigas" is feminine and plural, so the article needs to be feminine and plural, too. That's "las."
Check out this link to the reference section of spanishdict.com for an explanation of the grammar rule.
It looks to me like in this case you may be referring to the photo of the 3 friends. A photograph is feminine as well.
La or Las is to be used when referring to a female or a feminine noun.
El and los are typically only used when there is a group of mixed genders, a male, or referring to a male noun. Usually if the word has an "o" for ending it is masculine. If is has an "a", it is probably feminine. (There are times when this rule isn't true and may not apply.)
