posavasos - singular?
Is this a singular noun in construction?
The coaster is on the desk.
El posavasos está encima del escritorio.
Is that right? What if you have two coasters?
Los dos posavasos-es están allá''?
P.S. My paper dictionary says a coaster is salvamanteles, but this dictionary says posavasos.
32 Answers
James Santiago said:
It is both singular and plural. The same applies to all words of this construction: sacapuntas, abrelatas, tocadiscos, portaaviones, etc.
los posavasos
el posavasos
Gracias. ¿Se puede decir esto?
--Todos los paraguas deben ir en el contenedor al lado de la puerta. Favor de poner su paraguas allá, está mojado.
(I don't think "deben ir" is quite right. Maybe "deben estar"')
It is both singular and plural. The same applies to all words of this construction: sacapuntas, abrelatas, tocadiscos, portaaviones, etc.
los posavasos
el posavasos
