Usage Note
agua is feminine but takes el and un in the singular because it begins with a stressed a- sound: el agua fría, yet the plural reverts to las aguas. Adjectives still agree as feminine.
Examples
"¿Me puede traer un vaso de agua?"
Natural Translation
Can you bring me a glass of water?
Literal Translation
To-me can bring a glass of water?

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