Use this noun when shopping or preparing food.
The idea
The feminine noun is la zanahoria or una zanahoria; its plural is las zanahorias.
Examples
- Compro una zanahoria en el mercado.I buy a carrot at the market.
- Lavamos la zanahoria en la cocina.We wash the carrot in the kitchen.
- ¿Dónde está la zanahoria?Where is the carrot?
- ¿Quieres una zanahoria para la cena?Would you like a carrot for dinner?
- Corto la zanahoria para la sopa.I cut the carrot for the soup.
- Ponemos la zanahoria en la cesta.We put the carrot in the basket.
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Watch out
Do not use el zanahoria: the noun takes a feminine article.
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Choose the feminine article: ___ zanahoria está en el plato. (La / El)
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La
La agrees with the singular feminine noun.
Choose the plural: En la bolsa hay dos ___. (zanahorias / zanahoria)
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zanahorias
zanahorias is needed after the number two.
Choose the indefinite article: Necesito ___ zanahoria para cocinar. (una / un)
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una
una introduces one item without identifying it.
Practice round
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Choose the feminine article: ___ zanahoria está en el plato. (La / El)
Choose the plural: En la bolsa hay dos ___. (zanahorias / zanahoria)
Choose the indefinite article: Necesito ___ zanahoria para cocinar. (una / un)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a meal using una zanahoria.