8.1.5

Masculine Plurals

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Plural

To make most masculine nouns plural all you need to do is add 's'. But there are some irregular nouns that have different endings.

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Adding 's'

  • For most masculine nouns, all you need to do to make them plural is add an 's'.
    • Le chien 🐕 → Les chiens.
    • Le bagage → Les bagages.
    • Le conseil → Les conseils.
    • Un lit 🛏️ → Les lits.
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Nouns ending in 'ail' or 'al'

  • Nouns that end in 'ail' or 'al' change to 'aux'.
    • Le travail → Les travaux.
    • Le journal → Les journaux.
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Nouns ending in 'eau, ou, eu'

  • Nouns that end in 'eau' change to 'eaux'.
  • Nouns that end in 'ou' change to 'oux'.
  • Nouns that end in 'eu' change to 'eux'.
    • Un gâteau → des gâteaux.
    • Un bijou → des bijoux.
    • Un jeu → des jeux.

Plural

To make most masculine nouns plural all you need to do is add 's'. But there are some irregular nouns that have different endings.

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Adding 's'

  • For most masculine nouns, all you need to do to make them plural is add an 's'.
    • Le chien 🐕 → Les chiens.
    • Le bagage → Les bagages.
    • Le conseil → Les conseils.
    • Un lit 🛏️ → Les lits.
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Nouns ending in 'ail' or 'al'

  • Nouns that end in 'ail' or 'al' change to 'aux'.
    • Le travail → Les travaux.
    • Le journal → Les journaux.
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Nouns ending in 'eau, ou, eu'

  • Nouns that end in 'eau' change to 'eaux'.
  • Nouns that end in 'ou' change to 'oux'.
  • Nouns that end in 'eu' change to 'eux'.
    • Un gâteau → des gâteaux.
    • Un bijou → des bijoux.
    • Un jeu → des jeux.

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