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Spanish
Noun
arpa de boca f (plural arpas de boca)
- Jew's harp
Usage notes
- Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like arpa de boca take the singular definite article el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el arpa de boca. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al arpa de boca, del arpa de boca.
- These nouns also usually take the indefinite article un that is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una is also permitted): un arpa de boca or una arpa de boca. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).
- However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) must be used: la mejor arpa de boca, una buena arpa de boca.
- If an adjective follows the noun, it must agree with the noun's gender regardless of the article used: el arpa de boca única, un(a) arpa de boca buena.
- In the plural, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (las, unas etc.) are always used.