Is there a grammatical reason for saying "Las forma"
I came across this example sentence:
Las forma del pico de una ave te indica cómo son sus hábitos alimentarios.
(The shape of a bird's bill tells you about its feeding habits.)
I was wondering why it didn't say "Las formas" since the pluar definite article (Las) is used. I searched to see if I could find this form in other examples and found these:
La sociedad debe oponerse a todas las forma de discriminación o de creación de estereotipos. (Society must confront all forms of discrimination and stereotyping.)
- Respaldamos firmemente el próximo informe del Secretario General sobre todas las forma de violencia contra la mujer.
(We strongly endorse the Secretary-General's forthcoming report on all forms of violence against women.)
I tried to find a grammatical reason for this but could find nothing. Can anyone shed any light on this matter? Thanks to anyone who answers this question and to this great website.
I hesitated in uploading this question because I thought maybe I was making too much of this but it kept bothering me ...lol
1 Answer
There must be a mistake.
It is either
La forma del pico
or
Las formas del pico
I think all are mistakes. What you could say , hear and write could be:
Me opongo a toda forma de discriminación.
Toda forma de pico indica algo.
If you asked me, it's a mistake, but how repeated it is!
