Describe a quiet night and say what you do in the evening.
The idea
Noche means night and is feminine: la noche, plural las noches. Por la noche means in the evening or at night; esta noche refers to tonight.
Examples
- La noche está tranquila.The night is quiet.
- Estudio por la noche.I study at night.
- Buenas noches, hasta mañana.Good night, see you tomorrow.
- Las noches de invierno son largas.Winter nights are long.
- Esta noche cenamos en casa.Tonight we are having dinner at home.
- El tren sale por la noche.The train leaves at night.
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Buenas noches is a conventional greeting or farewell; it is plural even when speaking about one evening.
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Choose the singular after la: La ___ está tranquila. (noche / noches)
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noche
Noche is singular after la and agrees with está.
Choose the plural after las: Las ___ de invierno son largas. (noches / noche)
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noches
Noches is plural and agrees with las and largas.
Choose the feminine article in “at night”: Estudio por ___ noche. (la / el)
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la
La is the feminine article in por la noche.
Practice round
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Choose the singular after la: La ___ está tranquila. (noche / noches)
Choose the plural after las: Las ___ de invierno son largas. (noches / noche)
Choose the feminine article in “at night”: Estudio por ___ noche. (la / el)
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Say good night to someone and describe what you are doing tonight.