Verb extention - dores

Question

Is this the correct extention -dores to add to a verb inorder to describe a verb action in the
third person plural. Corredores > walkers, Nadadores>swimmers, Jugadores > Players

Answer 1

Mark W said:

What you are talking about is making a noun out of a verb where you express the "agent" of the verb. Also you are making the noun plural. "dor" is valid. Another ending is -nte. Cantantes, sirvientes, navegantes, estudiantes, etc.

"Dores" is masculine plural, is correct..
"Doras" is femenine plural
Corredores-Corredoras (walkers)
Nadadores-Nadadoras (swimmers)
Jugadores-Jugadoras (Players)

in the suffix Ante the genre is expressed with the article generally, the femenine Anta is inusual
Cantantes=Los cantantes (masc. or gen.), Las cantantes (fem.)
Sirvientes=Los Sirvientes (masc./fem/general), Las Sirvientas (fem.)
Estudiantes=Los Estudiantes (masc./fem./gen.), Las Estudiantes (fem.), Las estudiantas (fem. poco frecuente)
Navegantes=Los navegantes (masc./fem./gen.), Las navegantas (fem. poco frecuente)

Answer 2

Thanks for that link Heidita. That is going to be very useful.

Answer 3

loctite297 said:

Hola Heidita, thanks for refering Omar back to the discussion I started and thanks for answering my question about whether songs "qo" but what do I do if I want to translate the agent of a verb that is so unusual that only the verb is listed in the dictionary? Should I guess that it is constructed from the infinitive of the verb less the final r plus the -dor(a) suffix or should I play safe and translate as "una persona que....."?

I would try construct the noun and then check:
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/html/cabecera.htm

Try for example"trabajador"

If this doesn't work, and the word is not listed you can always take the short cut of saying. La persona que....

Answer 4

Hola Heidita, thanks for refering Omar back to the discussion I started and thanks for answering my question about whether songs "qo" but what do I do if I want to translate the agent of a verb that is so unusual that only the verb is listed in the dictionary? Should I guess that it is constructed from the infinitive of the verb less the final r plus the -dor(a) suffix or should I play safe and translate as "una persona que....."'

Answer 5

Look at the interesting explanations on this thread:

[url=http://my.spanishdict.com/forum/topic/show'id=1710195%3ATopic%3A254576]http://my.spanishdict.com/forum/topic/show'id=1710195%3ATopic%3A254576[/url]

Answer 6

What you are talking about is making a noun out of a verb where you express the "agent" of the verb. Also you are making the noun plural. "dor" is valid. Another ending is -nte. Cantantes, sirvientes, navegantes, estudiantes, etc.