A quick question on "comida"

Question

I searched previous posts and the didn't quite address this angle.

I saw "comida", and "comidas". It can be used both ways? It's not like gente, generally only used as a collective, singular noun?

I could say "Mis comidas favoritas son tacos." "Mi comida favorita es tacos." Neither seems quite right. The first seems to indicate more than one food. The second seems to lack agreement.

It's all about details. Thanks!

Answer 1

I feel I should add something: "Mis comidas favoritas son tacos" is not necessarily an incomplete sentence, but a wrong one. The correct form should be: Mi comida favorita son los tacos, because "comida" is used as a sort of things. In spanish you must add the article to "tacos" too.

• Mi comida favorita son los tacos: "Tacos are my favorite food"
• Mi comida favorita es la pizza: "My favorite food is pizza".
• Mi comida favorita son las manzanas: "Apples are my favorite food".

¡Gracias! - island_fever, Oct 11, 2012

Belldjin, I thought, maybe, it was kind of a dumb question. I see that it really wasn't . I wouldn't have guessed that was the correct way. Thanks for the help! - rheit, Oct 11, 2012

Glad to be helpful! :) - Belldjin, Oct 13, 2012

Answer 2

Mis comidas favoritas son los tacos.... es una oración incompleta. Debería leer: Mis comidas favoritas son tacos, frijoles y enchiladas.

También comidas pudiera referirse a unas comidas en especial, como por ejemplo: Mis comidas favoritas son el desayuno y la cena.

Comidas se refiere a diferentes tipos de alimentos, como por ejemplo comida mejicana, cubana o árabe, o también a diferentes tipos de alimentos en una misma clasificación como por ejemplo en comidas mejicanas: tacos, enchiladas, frijoles, burritos...

Comidas puede también significar las tres comidas principales del día: desayuno, almuerzo y cena.

Mis comidas favoritas son tacos .... is an incomplete sentence. Should read: Mis comidas favoritas son tacos, frijoles y enchiladas. (Comida, sin s al final, es sinónimo)

Comidas(meals) also could refer to some special meals such as: Mis comidas favoritas are breakfast and dinner.

Comidas refers to different types of foods, such as Mexican food, Cuban or Arabic, and also different kind of food in the same classification as for example in Mexican food: tacos, enchiladas, frijoles, burritos ...

Comidas can also mean the three main meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Perfect explanation. I love examples. Thanks! - rheit, Oct 9, 2012

Very nice, Leafshadow. And, appreciated. :) Viejito - viejito, Oct 9, 2012

Worth another vote - viejito, Oct 9, 2012

Answer 3

A small addition: In Spain, la comida, often refers to lunch ( eaten at 3-4 pm, mind,) rather than any breakfasts or suppers, although, it can, obviously, refer to food in general.

Answer 4

"Mi comida favorita son tacos" "Mi comida favorita son macarrones" "Mi comida favorita son las pizzas"

Thank you for your help! - rheit, Oct 11, 2012

Answer 5

I'm pretty sure "Mi comida favorita es tacos" would be right since you're only talking about one food - "comidas" (or "alimentos") would refer to two types of food, for example:

"Mis alimentos favoritos son pollo y pescado" = "My favourite foods are chicken and fish"

I was just wondering since my favorite is a plural word. Maybe that doesn't make a difference. - rheit, Oct 9, 2012

Mi comida favorita S O N los tacos - 005faa61, Oct 9, 2012