A bicicleta is a bicycle, used here to describe a trip or a place to park.

The idea

Bicicleta is feminine: la bicicleta becomes las bicicletas in the plural.

Examples

  • La bicicleta está junto a la puerta.The bicycle is next to the door.
  • Voy al trabajo en bicicleta.I go to work by bicycle.
  • Mis bicicletas necesitan una revisión.My bicycles need a checkup.
  • ¿Dónde puedo dejar la bicicleta?Where can I leave the bicycle?
  • Ella comprueba las ruedas antes de salir.She checks the wheels before setting out.
  • La bicicleta roja tiene una cesta delante.The red bicycle has a basket in front.

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Watch out

Use en bicicleta to express travelling by bicycle, without an article here.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the article: ___ bicicleta está junto a la puerta. (La / El)

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    La

    La agrees with the feminine singular noun bicicleta.

  2. Choose the plural: Mis dos ___ necesitan una revisión. (bicicletas / bicicleta)

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    bicicletas

    After dos use the plural bicicletas ending in s.

  3. Choose the preposition used for the means of transport: Voy al trabajo ___ bicicleta. (en / a)

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    en

    En bicicleta expresses travel by bicycle in this sentence.

Use it today

Say where you leave your bicycle and whether you go to work by bicycle.