Talk about the walkway beside a street.
The idea
The feminine la acera or una acera means pavement or sidewalk; the plural is las aceras.
Examples
- La acera es muy estrecha.The pavement is very narrow.
- Caminamos por la acera hasta la escuela.We walk along the pavement to school.
- Hay hojas en la acera.There are leaves on the pavement.
- El perro espera en una acera ancha.The dog waits on a wide pavement.
- Las aceras están mojadas después de la lluvia.The pavements are wet after the rain.
- Mi abuelo cruza hasta la otra acera.My grandfather crosses to the other pavement.
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Watch out
This is the pedestrian walkway, not the part where vehicles drive.
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Choose the article: ___ acera está limpia. (La / El)
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La
La matches the feminine singular noun.
Choose the plural: Reparan dos ___. (aceras / acera)
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aceras
Aceras names two walkways.
Choose the preposition: Andamos ___ la acera. (por / de)
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por
Por describes walking along the pavement.
Practice round
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Choose the article: ___ acera está limpia. (La / El)
Choose the plural: Reparan dos ___. (aceras / acera)
Choose the preposition: Andamos ___ la acera. (por / de)
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Describe a pavement near your home.