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Plural forms of adjectives — Adjectives which end in -al generally change to -aux
General case[edit | edit source]
Singular | Plural | |
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French | Le chanteur principal | Des chanteurs principaux |
English | The principal singer | Principal singers |
French | Le principe général | Des principes généraux |
English | The general principle | General principles |
French | Un homme marginal | Des hommes marginaux |
English | A man on the margins (of society) | Men on the margins (of society) |
French | Un point de vue normal | Des points de vue normaux |
English | A normal point of view | Normal points of view |
Exceptions[edit | edit source]
banal, bancal, fatal, glacial, naval, natal
Singular | Plural | |
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French | Un discours banal | Des discours banals |
English | A banal speech | Banal speeches |
French | Un buffet bancal | Des buffet bancals |
English | A sideboard with a damaged leg | Sideboards with damaged legs |
French | Un revirement fatal | Des revirements fatals |
English | A fatal change of heart | Fatal changes of heart |
French | Un vent glacial | Des vent glacials |
English | A very cold wind | Very cold winds |
French | Un chantier naval | Des chantiers navals |
English | A naval dockyard | Naval dockyards |
French | Mon pays natal | Des pays natals |
English | My home country | Home countries |
2 possible plurals[edit | edit source]
In the following cases, the two plurals can be used interchangeably.
Adjective | Plural | English |
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idéal | idéals and idéaux | ideal |
matinal | matinals and matinaux | early morning |
pascal | pascals and pascaux | related to Easter |
astral | astrals and astraux | related to stars |
Videos[edit | edit source]
French plural ending in X | Plural of nouns and adjectives - YouTube[edit | edit source]
FRENCH WORDS ending in "AL" & their plural form - YouTube[edit | edit source]
French Plural of Nouns - YouTube[edit | edit source]
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