Talk about reductions in price. Use examples from a shop.
The idea
The masculine noun el descuento or un descuento has the plural los descuentos.
Examples
- La tienda ofrece un descuento hoy.The shop offers a discount today.
- ¿El descuento incluye los libros?Does the discount include books?
- Aplicaron el descuento al precio final.They applied the discount to the final price.
- Tenemos descuentos para estudiantes.We have discounts for students.
- El descuento termina el viernes.The discount ends on Friday.
- Pregunté por un descuento en la entrada.I asked about a discount on the ticket.
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A discount reduces a price; it is not the receipt that records a purchase.
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Choose the correct form: Hay dos ___ en este folleto. (descuentos / descuento)
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descuentos
descuentos is plural after two.
Choose the correct form: ___ descuento se aplica mañana. (El / La)
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El
El agrees with the masculine singular noun.
Choose the correct form: Una reducción del precio es un ___. (descuento / recibo)
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descuento
descuento names a reduction in price.
Practice round
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Choose the correct form: Hay dos ___ en este folleto. (descuentos / descuento)
Choose the correct form: ___ descuento se aplica mañana. (El / La)
Choose the correct form: Una reducción del precio es un ___. (descuento / recibo)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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