The plural of nouns ending in a consonantThis is usually obtained by adding -es. This includes words of one syllable
or a final stressedsyllable ending in -s.
See 2.1.4.1 for other words ending in -s.el olor los olores smell/s
el farol los faroles streetlight/sel mes los meses month/s
el autobús los autobuses bus/busesThe plural of nouns ending in a stressed vowelThis is usually obtained by adding -s, except when the singular form ends
in -í:
el sofá los sofás sofa/sel pie los pies foot/feet
el canapé los canapés sofa/sel dominó los dominós domino/dominoes
el menú los menús menu/s
When the ending is -í, most common words create the plural by adding
-es, although some add only -s:el israelí los israelíes Israeli/s
el ají[LA] los ajíes chili pepper/sel esquí los esquís ski/sNote: Some words ending in -úhave plural forms in -úes: tabú/tabúes‘taboo/s’,
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