Mantequilla is butter, an ingredient for bread, baking and cooking.
The idea
The noun is feminine: la mantequilla, una mantequilla and las mantequillas. The plural can refer to kinds of butter.
Examples
- Pongo mantequilla en el pan caliente.I put butter on the warm bread.
- ¿Queda mantequilla en la nevera?Is there any butter left in the fridge?
- Mi abuela compra mantequilla sin sal.My grandmother buys unsalted butter.
- Necesitamos mantequilla para hacer el pastel.We need butter to make the cake.
- La mantequilla se derrite en la sartén.The butter melts in the frying pan.
- En la tienda venden mantequillas de varios tipos.The shop sells several kinds of butter.
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Watch out
Do not use the masculine article el with mantequilla: say la mantequilla.
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Choose the article: ___ mantequilla está fría. (La / El)
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La
La agrees with the feminine singular noun.
Choose the plural: Probamos dos ___. (mantequillas / mantequilla)
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mantequillas
Mantequillas refers to two kinds or portions here.
Choose the food: Para esta salsa uso ___. (mantequilla / una carta)
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mantequilla
Mantequilla is the ingredient that fits a sauce.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Choose the article: ___ mantequilla está fría. (La / El)
Choose the plural: Probamos dos ___. (mantequillas / mantequilla)
Choose the food: Para esta salsa uso ___. (mantequilla / una carta)
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