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==General Rule== | ==General Rule== | ||
Most nouns ending in -al form their plural with -aux: | Most nouns ending in -al form their plural with -aux: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|Singular French | |||
|Plural French | |||
|English | |||
|- | |||
|un bocal | |||
|des bocaux | |||
|jam jar(s) | |||
|- | |||
|un cheval | |||
|des chevaux | |||
|horse(s) | |||
|- | |||
|un idéal | |||
|des idéaux | |||
|ideal(s) | |||
|- | |||
|un journal | |||
|des journaux | |||
|newspaper(s) | |||
|- | |||
|un mal | |||
|des maux | |||
|evil(s) | |||
|- | |||
|un terminal | |||
|des terminaux | |||
|terminal(s) | |||
|- | |||
|un val | |||
|des vaux | |||
|valley(s): (limited to poetic language) | |||
|} | |||
==Exceptions== | ==Exceptions== | ||
There are, however, a number of exceptions which form their plural in -s: | There are, however, a number of exceptions which form their plural in -s: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|Singular French | |||
|Plural French | |||
|English | |||
|- | |||
|un bal | |||
|des bals | |||
|dance(s) | |||
|- | |||
|un cal | |||
|des cals | |||
|callus(es) | |||
|- | |||
|un carnaval | |||
|des carnavals | |||
|carnival(s) | |||
|- | |||
|un cérémonial | |||
|des cérémonials | |||
|ceremony des) | |||
|- | |||
|un chacal | |||
|des chacals | |||
|jackal(s) | |||
|- | |||
|un festival | |||
|des festivals | |||
|festival(s) | |||
|- | |||
|un récital | |||
|des récitals | |||
|recital(s) | |||
|- | |||
|un régal | |||
|des régals | |||
|feast(s) | |||
|} | |||
Revision as of 09:47, 14 October 2021
French Grammar - Plurals of nouns ending in –al
General Rule
Most nouns ending in -al form their plural with -aux:
| Singular French | Plural French | English |
| un bocal | des bocaux | jam jar(s) |
| un cheval | des chevaux | horse(s) |
| un idéal | des idéaux | ideal(s) |
| un journal | des journaux | newspaper(s) |
| un mal | des maux | evil(s) |
| un terminal | des terminaux | terminal(s) |
| un val | des vaux | valley(s): (limited to poetic language) |
Exceptions
There are, however, a number of exceptions which form their plural in -s:
| Singular French | Plural French | English |
| un bal | des bals | dance(s) |
| un cal | des cals | callus(es) |
| un carnaval | des carnavals | carnival(s) |
| un cérémonial | des cérémonials | ceremony des) |
| un chacal | des chacals | jackal(s) |
| un festival | des festivals | festival(s) |
| un récital | des récitals | recital(s) |
| un régal | des régals | feast(s) |