los, las
Definite Articles Plural
Change lo to los and la to las, and add -s to the noun.
How It Works
The plural article follows the same gender rule as the singular.
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| lo libre (the book) | los libres (the books) |
| la taula (the table) | las taulas (the tables) |
| l'ostal (the house) | los ostals (the houses) |
| l'aiga (the water) | las aigas (the waters) |
Los and las keep their full form before a vowel. Write los ostals, never l'ostals.
The final -s of the plural is pronounced.
With a preposition, the plural of al is als, the plural of del is dels, and the plural of pel is pels. Before las nothing merges: a las femnas.
Examples (4)
- los libres
the books
Los goes with a masculine plural, and the noun takes -s.
- las taulas
the tables
Las goes with a feminine plural, and the noun takes -s.
- Los dròlles manjan.
The boys eat.
The verb manjan is plural too.
- Las femnas parlan occitan.
The women speak Occitan.
Las goes with femnas.
Common Mistakes
Using the French plural article.
les taulaslas taulasThe Occitan feminine plural article is las.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Los and las are the plurals of lo and la, so the singular articles come first.
Related Patterns
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Patterns that build on this one.
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