La gente: plural or singular?
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La gente: plural or singular?
Although it means "people" (which is a plural noun), la gente is a singular noun and takes a singular verb form when applicable.
La gente es alegre.
People are happy.
La gente está comiendo.
People are eating.
Note: You may occasionally come across las gentes ("the peoples", as in ethnic groups), in plural, in Spanish literature.
«Soy como las gentes que a mi tierra vinieron» (Manuel Machado).
"I'm like the peoples who came to my land" - (Manuel Machado)
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