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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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updated Nov 17, 2008
posted by Katie

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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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updated Nov 17, 2008
posted by Katie
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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'

updated Nov 17, 2008
posted by 0074b507
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Ok. Gracias!

Heidita said:

hi Katie:la familia is a singular noun in Spanish.La familia tiene una casa.

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updated Nov 17, 2008
posted by Katie
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hi Katie:

la familia is a singular noun in Spanish.

La familia tiene una casa.

updated Nov 16, 2008
posted by 00494d19