Documentos de Académico
Documentos de Profesional
Documentos de Cultura
a dog: one dog, two dogs, three dogs, etc. (un perro: un perro, dos
perros, tres perros, etc.)
an apple: two apples, eight apples, etc. (una manzana: dos manzana,
ocho manzanas, etc.)
a tree: one tree, twenty trees, one hundred eleven trees, etc. (un rbol:
un rbol, veinte rboles, ciento once rboles, etc.)
a cup: one cup, four cups, etc. (una taza, una taza, cuatro tazas, etc.)
an ant: two ants, three ants, one million ants, etc. (una hormiga: dos
hormigas, tres hormigas, un millon de hormigas, etc.)
OJO: People (gente) es contable, ya que es el plural de person (persona): one
person, two people, three people, etc.
time (tiempo), sugar (azcar), sand (arena), water (agua), oxigen (oxgeno),
music (msica), wine (vino), chees (queso), chocolate, wood (madera), etc.
How many cups of coffee do you drink a day? (Cuntas tazas de caf tomas al
da?)
How many pants did you buy in the last sale? (Cuntos pantalones compraste
en la ltima venta especial?)
How many apples are there in the fruit bowl? (Cuntas manzanas hay en el
frutero?)
How many pictures did you take last summer? (Cuntas fotos tomaste el
verano pasado?)
Si observas bien, el sustantivo contable est siempre en plural: cups, pants,
apples, pictures.
How much coffee do you drink in the morning? (Cunto caf tomas por la
maana?)
How much wine did France produce last year? (Cunto vino produjo Francia el
ao pasado?)
How much electricity do they consume every month? (Cunta electricidad
consumen cada mes?)
How much work do you have? (Cunto trabajo tienes?)
Si observas bien, el sustantivo incontable siempre est en singular: coffee,
wine, electricity, work.