Describe a reservation problem and ask a teacher about an exercise.

The idea

Problema means problem and is masculine: un problema, el problema. Its plural is los problemas. Adjectives agree in the masculine, as in un problema pequeño.

Examples

  • Tenemos un problema con la reserva.We have a problem with the reservation.
  • El problema es pequeño.The problem is small.
  • ¿Cuál es el problema?What is the problem?
  • Hay dos problemas en el ejercicio.There are two problems in the exercise.
  • Los problemas tienen solución.The problems have a solution.
  • Explica el problema al profesor.Explain the problem to the teacher.

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Watch out

The final -a does not make problema feminine. In an exercise it may describe a question to solve, while in a reservation it describes a difficulty.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the singular after un: Tenemos un ___ con la reserva. (problema / problemas)

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    problema

    Problema is singular after un.

  2. Choose the plural after dos: Hay dos ___ en el ejercicio. (problemas / problema)

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    problemas

    Problemas is plural after the number dos.

  3. Choose the masculine adjective for problema: El problema es ___. (pequeño / pequeña)

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    pequeño

    Pequeño agrees with masculine singular problema.

Use it today

Explain a small problem with a reservation and ask whether there is a solution.