Hi and thanks for all your work. This is a good breakdown however I still remain confused when two nouns don't require - de- between them
For example in a book I'm reading " el êpico fracas de Arturo Zamora" Theres a part that that says
Consejo ciudadano. ( citizen council)
This isn't the first time two nouns are next to each other without a " De" inbetween but I don't see the difference between this and something like
La sopa de Pollo
Hi Hola P.
In Spanish, when two nouns are used together, "de" is typically used to specify the relationship between them, such as in "sopa de pollo" ('chicken soup'), where "pollo" specifies the type of soup.
However, in the phrase "Consejo ciudadano" ('citizen council'), "ciudadano" functions as an adjective describing the type of council, so "de" is not used. This distinction depends on whether the second word acts as an adjective or a specifying noun.
Feliz semana
Silvia
Cuidadano here is an adjective, not a noun, so no de. i.e. it would be el Consejo administrativo not Consejo de administración.
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