Huevo: egg and recipe quantities

Huevo means egg; these examples use it for cooking and planning a meal.

The idea

Huevo is masculine: el huevo is singular and los huevos is plural.

Hay un huevo en la nevera.There is an egg in the refrigerator.
Necesitamos dos huevos para la receta.We need two eggs for the recipe.
Ella hierve los huevos durante diez minutos.She boils the eggs for ten minutes.
¿Quieres un huevo cocido para desayunar?Would you like a boiled egg for breakfast?
Los huevos están en una caja de cartón.The eggs are in a cardboard box.
Rompe el huevo en un recipiente limpio.Break the egg into a clean container.

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The initial h is written but silent; use dos huevos when counting two eggs.

Choose the article: ___ huevo está en la nevera. (El / La)
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El
El agrees with the masculine singular noun huevo.
Choose the plural: La receta necesita dos ___. (huevos / huevo)
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huevos
Dos requires the plural huevos with a final s.
Choose the adjective agreeing with recipiente: Para una receta, rompe el huevo en un recipiente ___. (limpio / cerrada)
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limpio
Limpio agrees with the masculine singular noun recipiente.

Say how many eggs a recipe needs and where you keep them.