Dulce can describe a sweet taste in food or a drink.
The idea
Use dulce for masculine or feminine singular nouns and dulces for plurals.
Examples
- La fruta es dulce.The fruit is sweet.
- Este té está muy dulce.This tea is very sweet.
- Las manzanas son dulces.The apples are sweet.
- Los pasteles son dulces.The cakes are sweet.
- Prefiero un desayuno dulce.I prefer a sweet breakfast.
- La sopa es salada, no dulce.The soup is salty, not sweet.
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Dulce can also be a noun for a sweet; here it describes taste as an adjective.
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Choose the singular adjective: La fruta es ___. (dulce / dulces)
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dulce
Dulce is singular and agrees with fruta.
Choose the plural adjective: Las manzanas son ___. (dulces / dulce)
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dulces
Dulces is the plural form agreeing with manzanas.
Choose the contrasting taste: La sopa es salada, no ___. (dulce / salada)
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dulce
Dulce means sweet, contrasting with salada in taste.
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Choose the singular adjective: La fruta es ___. (dulce / dulces)
Choose the plural adjective: Las manzanas son ___. (dulces / dulce)
Choose the contrasting taste: La sopa es salada, no ___. (dulce / salada)
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