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Do I say la familia tiene or la familia tienen? (since family is kind of more than one person)
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Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean.
Quentin said:
The term that you are looking for is collective noun.In English collective nouns normally take a plural verb form, but in Spanish a singular verb form.la familia tienen...if that were the case, wouldn't it be las familia tienen?
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The term that you are looking for is collective noun.
In English collective nouns normally take a plural verb form, but in Spanish a singular verb form.
la familia tienen...if that were the case, wouldn't it be las familia tienen'
Ok. Gracias!
Heidita said:
hi Katie:la familia is a singular noun in Spanish.La familia tiene una casa.
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hi Katie:
la familia is a singular noun in Spanish.
La familia tiene una casa.