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