tumbas

TOOM-bahs

graves?burial sites in the ground

Also:tombs?stone structures or rooms for burying the dead

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Las tumbas de los faraones están en Egipto.

The tombs of the pharaohs are in Egypt.

Pusieron flores frescas en las tumbas.

They put fresh flowers on the graves.

This is the plural form of 'tumba.' To make it plural, just add an 's' to the end.

Mistake: "los tumbas"

Correction: las tumbas

Use 'tumbas' for both simple holes in the ground and grand historical monuments like the Pyramids.

Question 1 of 2

If you are telling a friend that they are knocking over a chair, which form would you use?

tumbar(to knock down / to lie down) - verb

tumbado(lying down) - adjective

tumbona(deck chair / sun lounger) - noun

Does 'tumbas' always mean something related to death?

Not at all! While as a noun it means 'graves,' as a verb it simply means you are knocking something down or lying down to rest.

How do I say 'you lie down'?

You must say 'te tumbas.' The 'te' shows that you are doing the action to yourself.