The plural and possessives
The plural is made with the ending -s: la casa → les cases. After a consonant an -s is added too, but the article changes more audibly: el → els, la → les. For example: “els meus fills” — my children. A rule from the Valencian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
The plural is made with the ending -s: la casa → les cases. After a consonant an -s is added too, but the article changes more audibly: el → els, la → les.
Possessives stand with an article: el meu pis — my flat, la teva clau — your key. Gender and number agree: els meus amics — my friends. The article is what surprises English speakers: "the my flat".
Table
| masculine | feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| my | el meu | la meva |
| your | el teu | la teva |
| his/her | el seu | la seva |
| our | el nostre | la nostra |
By example
- els meus fillsmy children
- la nostra cuina és petitaour kitchen is small
- les claus són tevesthe keys are yours
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
The plural and possessives: how does it work in Valencian?
The plural is made with the ending -s: la casa → les cases. After a consonant an -s is added too, but the article changes more audibly: el → els, la → les.
What does it look like in an example sentence Valencian?
“els meus fills” — my children. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.