Camisa names a shirt, commonly with buttons on the front.

The idea

Use la camisa and las camisas; adjectives agree in gender and number.

Examples

  • La camisa es blanca.The shirt is white.
  • Necesito una camisa limpia.I need a clean shirt.
  • Esta camisa tiene botones azules.This shirt has blue buttons.
  • ¿Dónde está mi camisa?Where is my shirt?
  • Las camisas están en la tienda.The shirts are in the shop.
  • La camisa nueva es demasiado grande.The new shirt is too big.

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Watch out

Camisa is an individual garment; ropa refers to clothing generally.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the feminine article: ___ camisa es blanca. (La / El)

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    La

    La is the feminine singular article for camisa.

  2. Choose the adjective agreeing with camisas: Necesito dos camisas ___. (limpias / limpios)

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    limpias

    Camisas is feminine plural, so use limpias.

  3. Choose the garment described: Quiero una prenda con botones para la parte superior del cuerpo: busco ___. (una camisa / unos zapatos)

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    una camisa

    The buttoned upper-body garment is una camisa.

Use it today

Describe a shirt’s color and say whether it is clean.