Tomate: buying and preparing tomatoes

Tomate names the tomato used in these examples for meals and shopping.

The idea

Tomate is masculine: use el tomate in the singular and los tomates in the plural.

El tomate está sobre la tabla.The tomato is on the board.
Necesitamos dos tomates para la ensalada.We need two tomatoes for the salad.
Ella lava los tomates antes de cortarlos.She washes the tomatoes before cutting them.
¿Prefieres tomate fresco o salsa de tomate?Do you prefer fresh tomato or tomato sauce?
Compré un kilo de tomates en el mercado.I bought a kilo of tomatoes at the market.
El tomate rojo está listo para comer.The red tomato is ready to eat.

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Use de between a measured amount and the item: un kilo de tomates.

Choose the article: ___ tomate está sobre la tabla. (El / La)
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El
El agrees with the masculine singular noun tomate.
Choose the plural: Necesitamos dos ___. (tomates / tomate)
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tomates
Dos requires the plural tomates ending in s.
Choose the preposition after a quantity: Para una salsa de tomate, compramos un kilo ___ tomates. (de / a)
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de
Un kilo de introduces the quantity of tomatoes.

Ask for two tomatoes and say whether you prefer them fresh or in a sauce.