rench Plural of Nouns - How To Make A Noun Plural in French // French Grammar Course // Lesson 4 🇫🇷 Flashcards

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what is a noun?

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a noun is plural when there is more than one person,object,place,idea ect

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show an example of s to pl

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une plante-des plantes
un téléphone-des téléphone

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what do u do for nouns ending in x,s or z

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leave it like that,don’t add anything
une croix,des croix-crosses
un choix,des choix
un nez,des nez

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nouns ending in eau,au,eu

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add an x
un oiseau,des oiseaux (birds)
un noyau,des noyaux-pits
un cheveu,des cheveux

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nouns ending in ‘ou’

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regular ending in ‘ou’ takes s
irregular ending in ‘ou’ takes x
un bisous-des bisous
un clous-des clous (nails)
un bijou-des bijoux
un caillou-des cailloux
un chou-des choux(cabbage)
un genou,des genoux(knees)
un hibou,des hiboux(owl)
un joujou,des joujoux(toys)

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nouns ending in AL

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ends in aux
un animal-des animaux
un bocal-des bocaux (jars)
un canal.des canaux
AL-ALS
un bals,des bals
un carnaval,des carnavals
un festival,des festivals

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ending in AIL

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normal takes ails
exception takes aux
un chandail-des chandails
un bail-des baux

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how to make consonant plural

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add an s
un outil,des outils
un crayon,des crayons
un sapin,des sapins
un parfum,des parfums

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IRREGULAR NOUN

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un oeil-des yeux
madame,mesdames
monsieur ,messieurs
un oeuf,des oeufs

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Which nouns are always plural?

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les vacances-holidays
les gens
les lunettes

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nouns singular but pl

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le public,la famille,le group.la foulle(the crowd)

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