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==Regular Plural== | |||
* Many nouns ending in <code>-ail</code> have a regular plural in <code>-ails</code>, for example: 😀 | * Many nouns ending in <code>-ail</code> have a regular plural in <code>-ails</code>, for example: 😀 | ||
** des details (details), | ** des details (details), | ||
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** des gouvernails (rudders). | ** des gouvernails (rudders). | ||
==Irregular Plural== | |||
* 👀 However, | * 👀 However, there are 9 exceptions which are pluralized with <code>-aux</code>: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! | |||
!Singular French | !Singular French | ||
!Plural French | !Plural French | ||
!Translation | !Translation | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1 | |||
|un bail | |un bail | ||
|des baux | |des baux | ||
|lease(s) | |lease(s) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2 | |||
|un corail | |un corail | ||
|des coraux | |des coraux | ||
|coral(s) | |coral(s) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3 | |||
|un émail | |un émail | ||
|des émaux | |des émaux | ||
|enamel(s) | |enamel(s) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4 | |||
|un soupirail | |un soupirail | ||
|des soupiraux | |des soupiraux | ||
|window(s) | |window(s) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5 | |||
|le travail | |le travail | ||
|les travaux | |les travaux | ||
|work(s) | |work(s) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|6 | |||
|le ventail | |le ventail | ||
|les ventaux | |les ventaux | ||
|No English equivalent = moving part(s) of a door | |No English equivalent = moving part(s) of a door | ||
|- | |- | ||
|7 | |||
|un vitrail | |un vitrail | ||
|des vitraux | |des vitraux | ||
|stained glass window(s) | |stained glass window(s) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|8 | |||
|un fermail | |un fermail | ||
|des fermaux | |des fermaux | ||
|kinds of staples used in archeology (rare word) | |kinds of staples used in archeology (rare word) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9 | |||
|un gemmail | |un gemmail | ||
|des gemmaux | |des gemmaux | ||
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==Video (in French) - Pluriel des noms se terminant par - | ==Video (in French) - Pluriel des noms se terminant par <code>-ail</code>== | ||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORVGkz1oQck</youtube> | <youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORVGkz1oQck</youtube> | ||
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==Other Chapters== | ==Other Chapters== | ||
{{French-Grammar-Course-Menu}} | {{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
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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) |
Video (in French) - Pluriel des noms se terminant par -ail
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