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Exceptions to this rule are for singular nouns ending with: | Exceptions to this rule are for singular nouns ending with: | ||
==Singular nouns ending with 's', 'x' or 'z'== | ==Singular nouns ending with 's', 'x' or 'z'== | ||
do not change at plural | do not change at plural | ||
*le fils / les fils (the son / the sons) | |||
=='-au', '-eau' or '-eu'== | =='-au', '-eau' or '-eu'== | ||
ends with an '-x' at plural | ends with an '-x' at plural |
Revision as of 23:19, 20 May 2016
This article explains how to use the plural in French.
In general, the French nouns form the plural by adding an s to the singular: un cahier / des cahiers (a notebook / notebooks) Exceptions to this rule are for singular nouns ending with:
Singular nouns ending with 's', 'x' or 'z'
do not change at plural
- le fils / les fils (the son / the sons)
'-au', '-eau' or '-eu'
ends with an '-x' at plural
- le feu / les feux (the fire / fires).
'-ou'
end with an '-x' at plural
- bijou / bijoux; caillou / cailloux; chou / choux; genou / genoux; hibou / hiboux; joujou / joujoux; pou / poux.
'-al'
change their termination to '-aux'
- le cheval / les chevaux.
'-ail'
change this termination '-aux'
- Travail / travaux; corail / coraux, etc.
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