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French Grammar

2. Nouns

2.2 Plurals

  • Introduction

  • 1. Pronouns
  • 1.1 Personal Pronouns

  • 1.2 Genitive

  • 2. Nouns
  • 2.1 Articles

  • 2.2 Plurals

  • 3. Verbs
  • 3.1 Être & Avoir

  • 3.2 Types of Verbs

  • 3.3 Tenses

  • 3.4 Useful Verbal Phrases

  • 4. Numbers
  • 4.1 Cardinal Numbers

  • 4.2 Ordinal Numbers

  • 4.3 Uses of Numbers

  • 5. Prepositions
  • 5.1 Prepositions of Place

  • 6. Adjectives
  • 6.1 Formation of Adjectives

  • 7. Word Order
  • 7.1 Declarative Sentences

  • 7.2 Interrogative Sentences

  • 8. Adverbs
  • 8.1 Formation of Adverbs

  • Introduction

  • 1. Pronouns

  • 1.1 Personal Pronouns

  • 1.2 Genitive

  • 2. Nouns

  • 2.1 Articles

  • 2.2 Plurals

  • 3. Verbs

  • 3.1 Être & Avoir

  • 3.2 Types of Verbs

  • 3.3 Tenses

  • 3.4 Useful Verbal Phrases

  • 4. Numbers

  • 4.1 Cardinal Numbers

  • 4.2 Ordinal Numbers

  • 4.3 Uses of Numbers

  • 5. Prepositions

  • 5.1 Prepositions of Place

  • 6. Adjectives

  • 6.1 Formation of Adjectives

  • 7. Word Order

  • 7.1 Declarative Sentences

  • 7.2 Interrogative Sentences

  • 8. Adverbs

  • 8.1 Formation of Adverbs

In French, most nouns are pluralised by adding “s”  at the end of the noun. This is true for both masculine and feminine nouns:

the house – the houses > la maison – les maisons

the brother – the brothers > le frère – les frères 

However, there are a few exceptions to this simple “s” rule: if a noun ends in -eu, -au, or -eau, an “x” is added to express the plural: the castle – the castles > le château – les châteaux

If a noun ends in -al, this ending is replaced with “aux” to express the plural: the horse – the horses > le cheval – les chevaux 

If a noun ends in -s, -x or -z , there is no change in spelling when expressing the plural. The singular and plural forms are identical: the mouse – the mice > la souris – les souris

Some nouns are exceptions and require straightforward memorisation:

the eye – the eyes > l’oeil – les yeux

Mister – Misters > Monsieur – Messieurs

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