Is it pan dulces or panes dulces?

Question

I'm confused.

Answer 1

Either pan dulce or panes dulces.

No exception here to the rule about adjectives agreeing with nouns in number and gender. However, bread can be countless just like in English. Two loaves of bread. Two glasses of water. So panes may be referring to different types or brands.

No se me antoja la lista porque no trae "la orega" ni "los churros" :- ( - 005faa61, Feb 17, 2011

Where did you get the pictures, Q? - Leatha, Feb 17, 2011

Answer 2

I think to pluralise a word tha ends in a vowel or N and L you add S and for all other constanants you add es so it would be: Pan dulces.

On second thoughts Pan could be one of those words that you don't pluralise not sure but the above rules apply for pluralising. - kenwilliams, Feb 17, 2011

Yes pan is an uncountable noun so you would not say pans. - kenwilliams, Feb 17, 2011

Basic rule: if a word ends in a consonant, you add -es, if it ends in a vowel, you add -s. All the rules: http://spanish.about.com/cs/writing/a/writing_plurals.htm - webdunce, Feb 17, 2011

Yes I got mixed up a bit there you certainly add es to words ending in constanant includin L i.e. hoteles don't know what I was thinking of. - kenwilliams, Feb 18, 2011

Answer 3

Pan dulce:

Me gusta mucho el pan dulce.

Prefiero el pan dulce al pan blanco.

Compré una bolsa de pan dulce: conchas, mantecadas, cuernos, bisquets, cocoles y semitas.