How do you make un profesor plural? Does it switch to los profesores?

Question

I cannot figure out if it is "las" or "los" and I'm not sure I'm spelling "profesores" correctly. Please help.

Bienvenida al foro. Welcome to the forum. - 0074b507, Mar 25, 2011

Answer 1

Hi, Big Sis! Welcome to the forum.

The basic rule is this:

? Words ending in an unstressed vowel = Add the letter s.

Examples: el libro, the book, los libros, the books; el gemelo, the twin, los gemelos, the twins; el pato, the duck, los patos, the ducks.

? Words ending in a stressed vowel = Add the letters es.

Examples: el tisú, tissue, los tisúes, tissues; el hindú, the Hindu, los hindúes, the Hindus.

? Words ending in a consonant = Add the letters es.

Examples: el escultor, the sculptor, los escultores, the sculptors; el azul, the blue one, los azules, the blue ones; el mes, the month, los meses, the months.

Buena repuesta - EL_MAG0, Mar 25, 2011

Estoy de acuerdo :) - FELIZ77, Mar 25, 2011

Answer 2

yeap, its el profesor/la profesora los profesores/las profesoras

it's - 0074b507, Mar 24, 2011

Answer 3

The official rules for plurals in Spanish are a little more complicated.

Answer 4

Also, if you are referring to a group of teachers that are all females, you can use las profesoras. If there is even one male in the group, it is los profesores.

Answer 5

Depends whether you´re trying to say the teachers. If so, see above.

If not and you want to say some teachers, then it´s unos profesores, or unas profesoras if feminine.