Masculine Plurals
French: KS3, topic 15.1.7
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.
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.
Nouns ending in 'ail' or 'al'
- Nouns that end in 'ail' or 'al' change to 'aux'.
- Le travail → Les travaux.
- Le journal → Les journaux.
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.
Test yourself on Masculine Plurals
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