How to Form the Plural in French – Part 4 of 4
Some French words, like the English word deer, don’t change in the plural. Words that have these endings in the singular are the same in the plural: s x z For example: le corps = body les corps = bodies…
How to Form the Plural in French – Part 3 of 4
Words that end in al use aux to form the plural. animal – animal animaux – animals cheval – horse chevaux – horses hôpital – hospital hôpitaux – hospitals Follow the series: How to Form the Plural in French –…
How to Form the Plural in French – Part 2 of 4
Those who grow up speaking English have it fairly easy when it comes to forming the plural of words (talking about more than one of a certain thing). Most of the time we just add s. There are exceptions, though,…
How to Form the Plural in French – Part 1 of 4
Thankfully for those English speakers who are trying to learn French, the most common way to form the plural (showing more than one of something) in French is also the easiest! It is the same as in English, just add…
Pronouns
Instead of having a separate pronoun such as it to refer to things, French uses il (he, it) to replace masculine nouns and elle (she, it) to replace feminine nouns. The book is black. It is black.Le livre est noir.…
More Than One
Most French nouns form the plural by adding “s” at the end, just like in English. Because this final “s” is not usually pronounced in French, The plural must also be indicated by the accompanying article. le or la becomes…