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The following French tutorial was written by a soon to be graduate student in linguistics named Jennifer Wagner, who runs a fantastic website called Indo-European Languages - ielanguages.com. We thank her for generously allowing us to post her work here! |
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19. French Formation of Plural Nouns
| To make a noun plural, you usually add an -s. But there are some exceptions: | Sing. | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| If a noun already ends in an -s, add nothing. | bus | le bus | les bus |
| If a noun ends in -eu or -eau, add an x. | boat | le bateau | les bateaux |
| If a masculine noun ends in -al or -ail, change it to -aux. | horse | le cheval | les chevaux |
| Some nouns ending in -ou add an -x instead of -s. | knee | le genou | les genoux |
There are, of course, some weird exceptions:
un œil (eye)
des yeux (eyes)
le ciel (sky)
les cieux (skies)
un jeune homme (a young man)
des jeunes gens (young men)
