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😮 Some nouns in French do not have a singular form, they only exist in the plural form. | |||
Here are they: 👀 | |||
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! colspan="2" |French | ! colspan="2" > |<center>'''<big>French</big>'''</center> | ||
! colspan="2" | | ! colspan="2" |<center>'''<big>Translation</big>'''</center> | ||
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!Nom | !Nom | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|des affres (f) | |des affres (f) | ||
| | |Les affres du désespoir | ||
|agonies | |agonies | ||
| | |The pangs of despair | ||
|- | |- | ||
|aux alentours (m) | |aux alentours (m) | ||
| | |aux alentours de la maison | ||
|around | |around | ||
| | |around the house | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des annales (f) | |des annales (f) | ||
| | |ceci restera gravé dans les annales | ||
|annals | |annals | ||
| | |this will remain engraved in the annals | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des archives (f) | |des archives (f) | ||
| | |Je suis le responsable des archives | ||
|archives | |archives | ||
| | |I am the archives manager | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des armoiries (f) | |des armoiries (f) | ||
| | |des armoires pleines à craquer | ||
| | |cupboards | ||
| | |cupboards packed to the brim | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des arrérages (m) | |des arrérages (m) | ||
| | |toucher les arrérages | ||
|arrears | |arrears | ||
| | |receive the arrears | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des arrhes (f) | |des arrhes (f) | ||
| | |récupérer les arrhes | ||
|a | |a deposit | ||
| | |recover the deposit | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des bestiaux (m) | |des bestiaux (m) | ||
| | |de nombreux bestiaux | ||
|animals | |animals (cattle) | ||
| | |many animals (cattle) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des condoléances | |des condoléances (f) | ||
| | |veuillez recevoir nos condoléances | ||
|condolences | |condolences | ||
| | |please accept our condolences | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des ébats (m) | |des ébats (m) | ||
| | |des ébats amoureux | ||
|frolicking | |frolicking | ||
| | |lovemaking | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des entrailles (f) | |des entrailles (f) | ||
| | |dans les entrailles de la terre | ||
|entrails | |entrails | ||
| | |in the bowels of the earth | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des environs (m) | |des environs (m) | ||
| | |aux environs de 10h | ||
|surroundings | |surroundings, around | ||
| | |around 10 a.m. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des fiançailles | |des fiançailles (f) | ||
| | |viendrez vous à nos fiançailles? | ||
|engagement | |engagement | ||
| | |will you come to our engagement? | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des fringues (f) (colloquial) | |des fringues (f) (colloquial) | ||
| | |je me suis acheté des fringues (argot) | ||
|clothes | |clothes | ||
| | |I bought myself some clothes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des frusques (f) (colloquial) | |des frusques (f) (colloquial, old language) | ||
| | |un entassement de vieilles frusques (vieil argot) | ||
|clothes | |clothes | ||
| | |a pile of old clothes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des funérailles | |des funérailles (f) | ||
| | |viendrez vou aux funérailles? | ||
|funeral | |funeral | ||
| | |will you come to the funeral? | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des gens | |des gens | ||
| | |des gens ordinaires | ||
|people | |people | ||
| | |ordinary people | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des honoraires (m) | |des honoraires (m) | ||
| | |voici mes honoraires | ||
|fees | |fees | ||
| | |here are the fees | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des intempéries | |des intempéries (f) | ||
| | |nous avons subi des intempéries | ||
|bad | |bad weather | ||
| | |we suffered bad weather | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des | |des mœurs (f) | ||
| | |ils ont de drôles de mœurs | ||
|customs | |customs | ||
| | |they have funny customs | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des obsèques (f) | |des obsèques (f) | ||
| | |viendrez vous aux obsèques ? | ||
|funeral | |funeral | ||
| | |will you come to the funeral? | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des vêpres (f) | |des vêpres (f) | ||
| | |les vêpres ont été célébrées l'après-midi | ||
|vespers | |vespers | ||
| | |vespers were celebrated in the afternoon | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des victuailles (f) | |des victuailles (f) | ||
| | |vous reste t il des victuailles | ||
|victuals | |victuals (food) | ||
| | |do you have any food left | ||
|} | |} | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 27 March 2023
French Grammar - Nouns that only exist in the plural
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😮 Some nouns in French do not have a singular form, they only exist in the plural form.
Here are they: 👀
Nom | Exemple | Noun | Example |
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des affres (f) | Les affres du désespoir | agonies | The pangs of despair |
aux alentours (m) | aux alentours de la maison | around | around the house |
des annales (f) | ceci restera gravé dans les annales | annals | this will remain engraved in the annals |
des archives (f) | Je suis le responsable des archives | archives | I am the archives manager |
des armoiries (f) | des armoires pleines à craquer | cupboards | cupboards packed to the brim |
des arrérages (m) | toucher les arrérages | arrears | receive the arrears |
des arrhes (f) | récupérer les arrhes | a deposit | recover the deposit |
des bestiaux (m) | de nombreux bestiaux | animals (cattle) | many animals (cattle) |
des condoléances (f) | veuillez recevoir nos condoléances | condolences | please accept our condolences |
des ébats (m) | des ébats amoureux | frolicking | lovemaking |
des entrailles (f) | dans les entrailles de la terre | entrails | in the bowels of the earth |
des environs (m) | aux environs de 10h | surroundings, around | around 10 a.m. |
des fiançailles (f) | viendrez vous à nos fiançailles? | engagement | will you come to our engagement? |
des fringues (f) (colloquial) | je me suis acheté des fringues (argot) | clothes | I bought myself some clothes |
des frusques (f) (colloquial, old language) | un entassement de vieilles frusques (vieil argot) | clothes | a pile of old clothes |
des funérailles (f) | viendrez vou aux funérailles? | funeral | will you come to the funeral? |
des gens | des gens ordinaires | people | ordinary people |
des honoraires (m) | voici mes honoraires | fees | here are the fees |
des intempéries (f) | nous avons subi des intempéries | bad weather | we suffered bad weather |
des mœurs (f) | ils ont de drôles de mœurs | customs | they have funny customs |
des obsèques (f) | viendrez vous aux obsèques ? | funeral | will you come to the funeral? |
des vêpres (f) | les vêpres ont été célébrées l'après-midi | vespers | vespers were celebrated in the afternoon |
des victuailles (f) | vous reste t il des victuailles | victuals (food) | do you have any food left |
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