"of the mountains" translated as "de montañas"

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"of the mountains" translated as "de montañas"

Why is "of the mountains" not translated as "del montañas"?

Asked 3 months ago
SilviaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Frank

Many thanks for your question. There’s a small grammatical issue in the question. The word "montañas" is plural, so it should be "de las montañas" instead of "del montañas".

The phrase "del montañas" would be incorrect because "del" is a contraction of "de" + "el", which is used for singular masculine nouns. Since "montañas" is plural and feminine, the correct phrase is "de las montañas". If you meant to say 'of mountains' without 'the', then "de montañas" would be correct.

Feliz finde

Silvia

 

"of the mountains" translated as "de montañas"

Why is "of the mountains" not translated as "del montañas"?

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