Use this noun when shopping or preparing food.
The idea
The feminine noun is la cebolla or una cebolla; its plural is las cebollas.
Examples
- Compro una cebolla en el mercado.I buy an onion at the market.
- Lavamos la cebolla en la cocina.We wash the onion in the kitchen.
- ¿Dónde está la cebolla?Where is the onion?
- ¿Quieres una cebolla para la cena?Would you like a onion for dinner?
- Corto la cebolla para la sopa.I cut the onion for the soup.
- Ponemos la cebolla en la cesta.We put the onion in the basket.
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Watch out
Do not use el cebolla: the noun takes a feminine article.
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Choose the feminine article: ___ cebolla está en el plato. (La / El)
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La
La agrees with the singular feminine noun.
Choose the plural: En la bolsa hay dos ___. (cebollas / cebolla)
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cebollas
cebollas is needed after the number two.
Choose the indefinite article: Necesito ___ cebolla para cocinar. (una / un)
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una
una introduces one item without identifying it.
Practice round
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Choose the feminine article: ___ cebolla está en el plato. (La / El)
Choose the plural: En la bolsa hay dos ___. (cebollas / cebolla)
Choose the indefinite article: Necesito ___ cebolla para cocinar. (una / un)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a meal using una cebolla.