plural nouns Flashcards

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how do you in general make nouns plural?

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add an -s:

une fille = des filles

un garçon = des garçons

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if noun ends in -eau or -eu:

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an an -x:

un neveu = des neveux
un jumeau = des jumeaux

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if ends with an s, x, or z

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it stays the same:

un fils - des fils
un choix - des choix
le gaz - les gaz

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if masculine and ends in -al or -ail:

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add -aux:

un animal - des animaux
un journal - des journaux
un hôpital - des hôpitaux

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