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Many nouns ending in -ail have a regular plural, | __TOC__ | ||
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==Regular Plural== | |||
* Many nouns ending in <code>-ail</code> have a regular plural in <code>-ails</code>, for example: 😀 | |||
** des details (details), | |||
** des éventails (fans), | |||
** des rails (rails), | |||
** des gouvernails (rudders). | |||
==Irregular Plural== | |||
* 👀 However, there are 9 exceptions which are pluralized with <code>-aux</code>: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! | |||
!Singular French | |||
!Plural French | |||
!Translation | |||
|- | |||
|1 | |||
|un bail | |||
|des baux | |||
|lease(s) | |||
|- | |||
|2 | |||
|un corail | |||
|des coraux | |||
|coral(s) | |||
|- | |||
|3 | |||
|un émail | |||
|des émaux | |||
|enamel(s) | |||
|- | |||
|4 | |||
|un soupirail | |||
|des soupiraux | |||
|window(s) | |||
|- | |||
|5 | |||
|le travail | |||
|les travaux | |||
|work(s) | |||
|- | |||
|6 | |||
|le ventail | |||
|les ventaux | |||
|No English equivalent = moving part(s) of a door | |||
|- | |||
|7 | |||
|un vitrail | |||
|des vitraux | |||
|stained glass window(s) | |||
|- | |||
|8 | |||
|un fermail | |||
|des fermaux | |||
|kinds of staples used in archeology (rare word) | |||
|- | |||
|9 | |||
|un gemmail | |||
|des gemmaux | |||
|a stained-glass window whose piece(s) of glass are not united by lead rods (rare word) | |||
|} | |||
==Video (in French) - Pluriel des noms se terminant par <code>-ail</code>== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORVGkz1oQck</youtube> | |||
{{French-Nouns-Number}} | |||
==Other Chapters== | |||
{{French-Grammar-Course-Menu}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 27 March 2023
French Grammar - Irregular plurals for nouns ending in
-ail
[CHANGED]
Regular Plural[edit | edit source]
- Many nouns ending in
-ail
have a regular plural in-ails
, for example: 😀- des details (details),
- des éventails (fans),
- des rails (rails),
- des gouvernails (rudders).
Irregular Plural[edit | edit source]
- 👀 However, there are 9 exceptions which are pluralized with
-aux
:
Singular French | Plural French | Translation | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | un bail | des baux | lease(s) |
2 | un corail | des coraux | coral(s) |
3 | un émail | des émaux | enamel(s) |
4 | un soupirail | des soupiraux | window(s) |
5 | le travail | les travaux | work(s) |
6 | le ventail | les ventaux | No English equivalent = moving part(s) of a door |
7 | un vitrail | des vitraux | stained glass window(s) |
8 | un fermail | des fermaux | kinds of staples used in archeology (rare word) |
9 | un gemmail | des gemmaux | a stained-glass window whose piece(s) of glass are not united by lead rods (rare word) |
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